Where does “salesgirl” come from?
salesgirl (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.
salesgirl (English): A young woman employed as a salesclerk
Definitions
- A young woman employed as a salesclerk
Ancestry of “salesgirl”, step by step
salesgirl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Sales
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Sales | The activities involved in selling goods or services |
| 2 | Spanish | Sales | — |
| 3 | Catalan | Sales | — |
| 4 | Catalan | sala | a large room; hall; living room |
| 5 | Frankish | sali | dwelling, house, entrance hall; house, dwelling;... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | saliz | house; dwelling; hall; room |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sol- | whole |