Where does “salesy” come from?

salesy (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.

salesy (English): Characteristic of the language or techniques used...

Definitions

  1. Characteristic of the language or techniques used...

Ancestry of “salesy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSalesThe activities involved in selling goods or services
2SpanishSales—
3CatalanSales—
4Catalansalaa large room; hall; living room
5Frankishsalidwelling, house, entrance hall; house, dwelling;...
6Proto-Germanicsalizhouse; dwelling; hall; room
7Proto-Indo-Europeansol-whole
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sol- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saliz →Every word from Frankish sali →