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Sauce

3 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means a liquid or semi-liquid preparation served with food to add flavor or moisture
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Stage 1 of 3
salsus
Latin · ancient
"salted"
literally salted, from sal (salt), describing a seasoned liquid condiment
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Stage 2 of 3
sauce
Old French · medieval
"a liquid condiment served with food"
carried into French for a liquid condiment served with food
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Stage 3 of 3
sauce
English · 1300s
"a flavorful liquid or semi-liquid accompaniment to food"
settled as the English word for a flavorful liquid accompaniment to food
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