Where does “salon” come from?

salon (Bikol Central) comes from Spanish salón, from Spanish -ón, from English -ön, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

Ancestry of “salon”, step by step

salon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish salón

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsalónliving room, front room, sitting room, parlor,...
2Spanish-ónemphasizes that something is large, grand,...
3English-önForming nouns denoting subatomic particles and quanta
4English-onea ketone; any similar compound containing a...
5EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
6GermanKetonketone
7GermanAketonacetone
8Frenchacétoneacetone
9Latinacētumvinegar
10French-ateate
11Latin-ātused
12Proto-Italic-ātos
13Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

via English salon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsalonA large room, especially one used to receive and...
2Frenchsalonliving room
3Italiansalonesitting room, living room, lounge; reception...
4Italiansalaroom; hall; axis
5LatinSalaIJssel river
6Zuluisalabunch of feathers, worn on the back of the head
7Persianانشاءالله
8Arabicإن شاء اللهGod willing; inshallah, if it is God’s will; it...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos