Where does “salue” come from?

salue (English) comes from Middle English saluen, from Old French saluer, from Old French saluder, from Latin salūtāre, from Latin -āris, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

salue (English): To greet; to salute

Definitions

  1. To greet; to salute

Ancestry of “salue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishsaluenTo greet
2Old Frenchsaluerto greet
3Old Frenchsaluder—
4Latinsalūtāresalvation, saviour, deliverance
5Latin-ārisfirst conjugation
6Latin-ālis—
7Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Latin -āris →