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Salamis
Salamis comes from Ancient Greek Σαλαμίς, from ἅλς ‘salt’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sḗh₂l‘salt’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hā́ls‘salt’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἅλς‘salt’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΣαλαμίςSalamís
- EnglishtodaySalamis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sḗh₂l‘salt’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hā́ls‘salt’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἅλς‘salt’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΣαλαμίςSalamís
- EnglishtodaySalamis
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l ‘salt’
salt, sauce, salary, sausage, salad, cellar, salsa, saline, sal, salina, 33 more
through Ancient Greek ἅλς ‘salt’
Today it means
name The largest island in the Saronic Gulf, near Athens, Greece, where a famous battle in the Persian Wars took place.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l / Salamis