Etymology of the Spanish word salsa
the Old Spanish word
salsaderived from the Latin word
salsaderived 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-Derivations in other languages
American-Spanish
salsa, Italian
salsaCognates
Dutch
saus, English
sauce, French
sauce, German
Soße, Icelandic
sósa, Italian
salsa, Swedish
sosUsage
Word found in Old Spanish
