'Salt' from PIE *seh-l- gave Latin 'sal' — root of 'salary,' 'salad,' 'sauce,' 'sausage,' and 'salsa.'
A white crystalline substance (sodium chloride) used for seasoning and preserving food.
From Old English "sealt," from Proto-Germanic *saltą, from PIE *seh₂l- (salt). This is one of the most ancient and stable words in the Indo-European family, preserved with minimal change across virtually every branch: Latin "sāl," Greek "háls" (salt, sea), Old Irish "salann," Welsh "halen," Tocharian B "salyiye," Lithuanian "sólymas" (brine), and Old Church Slavonic "solь." The PIE root *seh₂l- may be connected to *sel- (settlement, dwelling), reflecting salt's role as a foundation of permanent habitation and trade. Salt was so economically vital in the ancient world that it
Salt permeates English vocabulary far beyond the pantry. 'Salary' (salt-money), 'salad' (salted vegetables), 'sauce' (salted condiment), 'sausage' (salted meat), and 'salsa' (salted preparation) all derive from Latin 'sal' (salt). Even 'soldier' may come from 'solidus' (a Roman gold coin), which some link to salt payments