etyML — Daily Etymology Puzzle
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Nine words share three secret etymological bloodlines . Three are impostors — they look related but come from a different root.
Tap a word, then tap its bin. Each bin holds exactly three words.
chiefcattlecabbage — Latin caput "head"
salarysaucesausage — Latin sāl "salt"
salmon — looks salty, but from salire "to leap" ✗
The bin labels hint at the shared root
Use Hint 💡 to place one word correctly (3 per puzzle)
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