English word erythro- comes from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂l-, and later Proto-Germanic *saltaną (To salt, to pickle.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *séh₂l- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *saltaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To salt, to pickle. |
| *saltaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Salty. |
| *saltanaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| salt | Old English (ang) | |
| sealt | Old English (ang) | Salt, salty, salted Common salt (sodium chloride). |
| gesieltan | Old English (ang) | To salt. |
| sealtan | Old English (ang) | To salt. |
| sealten | Old English (ang) | Salt; salted; salty. |
| salt | Middle English (enm) | |
| salten | Middle English (enm) | To salt. |
| salt | English (eng) | (figurative, obsolete) Bitter; sharp; pungent.. (figurative, obsolete) Salacious; lecherous; lustful; (of animals) in heat.. Related to salt deposits, excavation, processing or use.. Saline.. Salty; salted. (Internet slang) Indignation; outrage; arguing.. (chemistry) One of the compounds formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, where a positive ion replaces a hydrogen of the acid.. [...] |
| ἐρυθρός | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| erythro- | English (eng) | Used to form scientific terms meaning red, or showing a relationship to red blood cells. |