English
salami
Salami comes from Italian salame, from sale ‘salt’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sḗh₂l‘salt’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sāls‘salt’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsal‘salt’
- Italianc. 1300–presentsale‘salt’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentsalame
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentsalamiplural of salame
- Englishearliest quotation 2001same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sḗh₂l‘salt’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sāls‘salt’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsal‘salt’
- Italianc. 1300–presentsale‘salt’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentsalame
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentsalamiplural of salame
- Englishearliest quotation 2001same form
Earliest quotation: 2001, Bob Drews, Sandman: “To this day Katie thought wistfully of the night…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l ‘salt’
salt, salsa, saucer, halogen, 31 more
through Latin sal ‘salt’
sauce, salary, sausage, cellar, salad, saline, sal, salina, 13 more
Today it means
noun A large cured meat sausage of Italian origin, served in slices.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l / salami