myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of salsa

Etymology of the Latin word salsa

the Latin word salsa

derived from the Latin word salsus (salted, salty, preserved in salt)

derived from the Latin word sallere (salt, salt down, preserve with salt)

derived from the New Latin word sal (salt; wit)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sal-

French sauce, French sauced, Italian salsa, Portuguese salsa, Spanish salsa