Where does “salacious” come from?
Salacious derives from Latin salax, from Latin salio meaning to jump or leap, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ser- meaning to flow or rush.
salacious (English): Promoting sexual desire or lust; Lascivious,...
Definitions
- Promoting sexual desire or lust; Lascivious,...
Ancestry of “salacious”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | salāx | prone to leaping |
| 2 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 3 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 4 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
Words derived from “salacious”