LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird-declension one-termination participle

salexigēns

salexigēns (genitive salexigentis)

Meaning

  1. one terminationparticipledemanding salt (used as a taxonomic epithet for halophiles)

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l
  2. Proto-Italic*sāls
  3. Latinsalexigēns

Latin exigens Latin salexigēns From sāl + exigens.

Quick answers

What does salexigēns mean in Latin?
salexigēns, a verb, means “demanding salt (used as a taxonomic epithet for halophiles)”.
What are the principal parts of salexigēns?
salexigēns, salexigentis (third-declension one-termination participle).
Where does salexigēns come from?
Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l → Proto-Italic *sāls → Latin salexigēns.