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Where does “salon” come from?

Salon comes from French salon, from French salle meaning "hall," from Italian -one, from French salle, from Frankish sal, from Proto-Indo-European salw-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ser-.

salon (English): A large room, especially one used to receive and...

Definitions

  1. A large room, especially one used to receive and...

Ancestry of “salon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsalonliving room; salon; show , exhibition
2Italiansalonesitting room, living room, lounge; reception...
3Italiansalaroom; hall; axis
4LatinSalaIJssel river
5Zuluisalabunch of feathers, worn on the back of the head
6Persianانشاءالله—
7Arabicإن شاء اللهGod willing; inshallah, if it is God’s will; it...

Words derived from “salon”

  • salonlike
Every word from Arabic إن شاء الله →