English word sausage comes from Latin salsus ((figuratively) witty. Salted (preserved in salt). Salty.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| salsus | Latin (lat) | (figuratively) witty. Salted (preserved in salt). Salty. |
| salsicia | Late Latin (LL) | |
| saussiche | Anglo-Norman (xno) | |
| sausige | Middle English (enm) | |
| sausage | English (en) | (military, archaic) A saucisse.. (vulgar, _, slang) Penis.. A food made of ground meat (or meat substitute) and seasoning, packed in a section of the animal's intestine, or in a similarly cylindrical shaped synthetic casing; a length of this food.. A sausage-shaped thing.. A term of endearment. |