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Where does “Salic” come from?

Salic comes from Latin Salicus, formed from Latin -icus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos, an adjectival suffix.

Salic (English): Salian

Definitions

  1. Salian

Ancestry of “Salic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSalicus—
2LatinSaliia division of the Franks; Salian Franks
3Latiniūs—
4Latindīcō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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