saliva

Significat (Anglès)

A clear, slightly alkaline liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands, consisting of water, mucin, protein, and enzymes. It moistens the mouth, lubricates ingested food, and begins the breakdown of starches.

Conceptes

saliva

ximpleries

bava

Sinònims

spittle

spit

drool

sputum

slaver

slobber

foam

froth

slime

dribble

saver

sweat

😓

thick

water

🚰

ptysma

Spit

hockle

abundant

spettle

board

drivel

mucoid

mucus

phlegm

region

rise

salivate

salivation

Traduccions

salive

saliva

Speichel

saliva

speeksel

saliva

Spucke

saliva

σάλιο

bave

zever

لعاب

kwijl

baba

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/səˈlaɪvə/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: salive

Cognat amb anglès antic: salu

In summary

A learned borrowing from Latin salīva (“spittle”), replacing or merging with Middle English salive, salve (“saliva”), from the same Latin source. Further origin uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *salw-, *sal- (“dirt, dirty”), cognate with Old English salu (“dark, dusky”). More at sallow.