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Where does “sallewase” come from?

sallewase (Dutch) comes from French saluer, from Middle French saluer, from Old French saluer, from Old French saluder, from Latin salūtāre, from Latin -āris, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis.

sallewase (Dutch): a blow, whack

Definitions

  1. a blow, whack

Ancestry of “sallewase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsaluerto greet; to wave to; to say goodbye to
2Middle Frenchsaluerto greet
3Old Frenchsaluerto greet
4Old Frenchsaluder—
5Latinsalūtāre—
6Latin-āris—
7Latin-ālis—
8Proto-Italic-ālis—
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →