Salt

Salt

Salt etymology

• "salt" is from common Indo-European word common with descendent languages, including
  • "sal" in Latin, "salt" , "hals" in German, "sealt" in Old English
  • modern terms derived from it include
    • salary, salad, salami, salsa
    • "salarium" meant salary in ancient Rome

• sources:
  • [Salt in History (wordinfo.info)]

Salt mines

• [Inside Ancient Polish Salt Mine (ancient-archeology.com)

Readings & Sources

• excellent article from the Times of the Islands, a publisher Salt by Bill Keegan and Betsy Carlson on the role of salt in the Turks & Caicos Islands (southern Bahamas island chain) for both native Taino tribes and European settlers.