Where does “oversalaried” come from?
oversalaried (English) comes from English salaried, from English salary, from Middle English salarie, from Anglo-Norman salarie, from Old French salaire, from Latin salārium, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls — salt.
oversalaried (English): Given too large a salary; overpaid
Definitions
- Given too large a salary; overpaid
Ancestry of “oversalaried”, step by step
oversalaried traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English salaried
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | salaried | Paid a salary, as opposed to being an hourly... |
| 2 | English | salary | A fixed amount of money paid to a worker, usually... |
| 3 | Middle English | salarie | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | salarie | Alternative form of salaire |
| 5 | Old French | salaire | salary |
| 6 | Latin | salārium | a salary, stipend, allowance, pension |
| 7 | Latin | sāl | salt |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | sāls | salt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | salt |
via English over
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | over | Discontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;... |
| 2 | Middle English | over | riverbank, seashore, brink |
| 3 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |