salsify (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[salsify 词源字典]
biennial plant, 1710, from French salsifis, earlier sercifi, sassify (16c.), probably from Italian erba salsifica, from Old Italian salsifica, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Latin sal "salt" + fricare "to rub."[salsify etymology, salsify origin, 英语词源]