English word cellar comes from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂l-, English salt mine, and later Latin salarius (Of or pertaining to salt. A dealer in salted fish.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *séh₂l- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| salt mine | English (en) | (by extension) Any laborious work situation, especially in a confined space.. Any mine used for the extraction of salt. |
| salem | Latin (lat) | |
| salarius | Latin (lat) | Of or pertaining to salt. A dealer in salted fish. |
| salière | Old French (fro) | |
| saler | English (en) | |
| cellar | English (en) | Salt cellar. |