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Where does “salope” come from?

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

salope (French): dirty, slutty; mean; slut

Definitions

  1. dirty, slutty; mean; slut

Ancestry of “salope”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsalésalted; salty; saline; costly; spicy, colourful
2Frenchsalerto salt
3Vulgar Latinsalare—
4Latinsalīre—
5Latinsāl—
6Proto-Italicsāls—
7Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l—

Words derived from “salope”

  • salopement
  • saloper
  • saloperie
  • salopp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →