Where does “saloon” come from?
Saloon comes from French salon, derived from French salle, which comes from Italian -one, based on French salle from Frankish sal, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European salw-.
saloon (English): A tavern, especially in an American Old West...
Definitions
- A tavern, especially in an American Old West...
Ancestry of “saloon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | salon | living room |
| 2 | Italian | salone | sitting room, living room, lounge; reception... |
| 3 | Italian | sala | room; hall; axis |
| 4 | Latin | Sala | IJssel river |
| 5 | Zulu | isala | bunch of feathers, worn on the back of the head |
| 6 | Persian | انشاءالله | — |
| 7 | Arabic | إن شاء الله | God willing; inshallah, if it is God’s will; it... |