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
- dirty, slutty; mean; slut
Ancestry of “salope”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | salé | salted; salty; saline; costly; spicy, colourful |
| 2 | French | saler | to salt |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | salare | — |
| 4 | Latin | salīre | — |
| 5 | Latin | sāl | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | sāls | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | — |
Words derived from “salope”