Etymology of the Latin word salsus
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-Derivations in Latin
salsicius,
salsugo,
Salsola,
insulsus,
salsedo,
salsaDerivations in other languages
Italian
salso, Mozarabic
šóš, Portuguese
salso, Spanish
salso, Spanish
salsoláceoUsage
Word found in Late Latin, Classical Latin
