Etymology

desalt

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Today it means: To remove salt from; to desalinate. Full definition →

English salt ← Latin saltus ← Proto-Italic *dē
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Latinsaliō
  8. Latinsaltus
  9. Englishsalt
  10. English todaydesalt

From de- + salt.

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