English
salina
Salina comes from Latin salīna ‘salt pan, salt works’, and goes back to 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’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsalīna‘salt pan, salt works’
- Englishtodaysalina
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’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsalīna‘salt pan, salt works’
- Englishtodaysalina
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l ‘salt’
salt, salsa, saucer, halogen, 32 more
through Latin sal ‘salt’
Today it means
noun A salt marsh, or salt pond, enclosed from the sea.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l / salina