Where does “Salesian” come from?

Salesian (English) comes from English Sales, from Spanish Sales, from Catalan Sales, from Catalan sala, from Frankish sali, from Proto-Germanic saliz, from Proto-Indo-European sol- — whole.

Salesian (English): Of or pertaining to a Roman Catholic missionary...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to a Roman Catholic missionary...

Ancestry of “Salesian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSalesThe activities involved in selling goods or services
2SpanishSales—
3CatalanSales—
4Catalansalaa large room; hall; living room
5Frankishsalidwelling, house, entrance hall; house, dwelling;...
6Proto-Germanicsalizhouse; dwelling; hall; room
7Proto-Indo-Europeansol-whole
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sol- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saliz →Every word from Frankish sali →