sal

sal · noun¹

1. Latin · derived fromsal
2. Middle English · inherited fromsal
3. English todaysal

From Middle English sal, from Latin sal. Doublet of salt.

sal · noun²

1. Sanskrit · derived fromशाल
2. Hindi · borrowed fromसाल
3. English todaysal

From Hindi साल (sāl), from Sanskrit शाल (śāla).

sal · noun³

Coined by Eduard Suess in 1909, in Das Antlitz der Erde, as a blend of translingual Si (silicon) + Al (aluminum).

Words from the same roots