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Where does “saler” come from?

saler (French) comes from Vulgar Latin salare, from Latin salīre, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.

saler (French): to salt

Definitions

  1. to salt

Ancestry of “saler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinsalare—
2Latinsalīre—
3Latinsāl—
4Proto-Italicsāls—
5Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l—

Words derived from “saler”

  • hypersalé
  • salaud
  • saloir
  • salir
  • salopard
  • sales
  • saloperie
  • salaison
  • salé
  • salage
  • sale
  • salaisonnerie
  • salopement
  • salope
  • saloper
  • salopp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →