Salnés
See also: salnes
Galician
Etymology
This name is attested as Salinense at least since the 9th century;[1] from Latin territorium Salinensem (“territory of the salt works”), from salīna (“salt pan”) + -ēnsis, because of the many salt pans established there during the High Middle Ages.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Salnés m
- A comarca in Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain.
Related terms
See also
- Comarca do Salnés on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia gl
References
- ^ Since the 10th century in the Cartulary of Celanova: "Salienense" in Gallaeciae Monumenta Historica.