Etymology Explorer › FrenchWhere does “salé” come from? salé (French) comes from French saler, from Vulgar Latin salare, from Latin salīre, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.
salé (French): salted; salty; saline; costly; spicy, colourful
Definitions salted; salty; saline; costly; spicy, colourful Ancestry of “salé”, step by step salé traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French saler Step Language Word Meaning 1 French saler to salt 2 Vulgar Latin salare — 3 Latin salīre (jump, spring) 4 Latin sāl salt 5 Proto-Italic sāls salt 6 Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l salt
via Middle French salé Step Language Word Meaning 1 Middle French salé past participle of saler; salted; salty 2 Old French sale room 3 Frankish sal dwelling, house, entrance hall 4 Proto-Germanic salą house; dwelling; hall; room 5 Proto-Indo-European sēl- to calm, quiet, be favourable
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