Where does “saler” come from?
saler (English) comes from Middle English salar, from Old French saler, from Latin salarius, from Latin sal, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.
saler (English): salt cellar
Ancestry of “saler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | salar | — |
| 2 | Old French | saler | — |
| 3 | Latin | salarius | Of or pertaining to salt; A dealer in salted fish |
| 4 | Latin | sal | salt; wit |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | sāls | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | — |