saleiro

Portuguese

noun

Definitions

salt cellar; salt shaker a small container designed to hold salt and facilitate sprinkling

Etymology

Suffix from Portuguese sal inherited from Latin salārius.

Origin

Latin

salārius

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

salārius Latin
sal Spanish, Castilian
salero Spanish, Castilian
sal Portuguese
salier Old French
sal Old Portuguese
salu Papiamentu
sal Kabuverdianu
sal Guinea-Bissau Creole

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