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Where does “topsalaris” come from?

topsalaris (Dutch) comes from Dutch salaris, from Middle Dutch salarijs, from Old French salaire, from Latin salārium, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.

topsalaris (Dutch): high wage, wage on the high end of a wage...

Definitions

  1. high wage, wage on the high end of a wage...

Ancestry of “topsalaris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsalarissalary
2Middle Dutchsalarijs—
3Old Frenchsalairesalary
4Latinsalārium—
5Latinsāl—
6Proto-Italicsāls—
7Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →