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Where does “salubrious” come from?

Salubrious comes from English -ous combined with Latin salus (health), which derives from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- (whole, unbroken).

salubrious (English): Promoting health or well-being; wholesome,...

Definitions

  1. Promoting health or well-being; wholesome,...

Ancestry of “salubrious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsalūbris—

Words derived from “salubrious”

  • salubrity
  • insalubrious
  • salubriousness
  • salubriously
  • unsalubrious
Every word from Latin salūbris →