Why are sausages so called?!


Question:

Why are sausages so called?


Answers:
From "TO SALT" as sausages were made from salted chopped or ground meat. The salt acts as a preservative and sausages were an early way to extend the shelf life of meat before refrigeration.


sau・sage (s?sj)

NOUN:
Finely chopped and seasoned meat, especially pork, usually stuffed into a prepared animal intestine or other casing and cooked or cured.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English sausige, from Anglo-Norman sausiche, from Vulgar Latin *salscia, from Late Latin, neuter pl. of salscius, prepared by salting, from salsus, salted ; see sauce

sau・sage
NOUN:
Finely chopped and seasoned meat, especially pork, usually stuffed into a prepared animal intestine or other casing and cooked or cured.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English sausige, from Anglo-Norman sausiche, from Vulgar Latin *salscia, from Late Latin, neuter pl. of salscius, prepared by salting, from salsus, salted ; see sauce

The origin of the word sausage can be traced back to the Latin word salsus meaning salted or preserved.

Middle English sausige, from Anglo-Norman sausiche, from Vulgar Latin *salsīcia, from Late Latin, neuter pl. of salsīcius, prepared by salting, from salsus, salted.

Well the root word for sausage is To Salt.. So like yeah..




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