Where does “saleswoman” come from?
Saleswoman comes from English sales and English woman, which derives from Middle English woman, from Middle English wifman, ultimately from Proto-Germanic salą and Proto-Indo-European sel-, both meaning to sell or transfer.
saleswoman (English): A woman whose occupation it is to sell things
Definitions
- A woman whose occupation it is to sell things
Ancestry of “saleswoman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Sales | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “saleswoman”