Where does “salopement” come from?

salopement (French) comes from French salope, 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 — salt.

salopement (French): dirtily, sluttily

Definitions

  1. dirtily, sluttily

Ancestry of “salopement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsalopedirty, slutty; mean; slut
2Frenchsalésalted; salty; saline; costly; spicy, colourful
3Frenchsalerto salt
4Vulgar Latinsalare—
5Latinsalīre(jump, spring)
6Latinsālsalt
7Proto-Italicsālssalt
8Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →