English

eurysaline

From eury- + saline.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁werH- ‘broad’

Proto-Indo-European *h₁wérus

Proto-Hellenic *eurús

Ancient Greek εὐρῠ́ς ‘wide’

English eury-

Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l ‘salt’

Proto-Italic *sāls ‘salt’

Latin sal ‘salt’

Medieval Latin salīna ‘salt pan, salt works’

Middle English salyne

Today it means

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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / eurysaline