Salt

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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

Salt mines

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.