Where does “saloper” come from?
saloper (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.
saloper (French): to bugger up; to muck up
Ancestry of “saloper”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | salope | dirty, slutty; mean; slut |
| 2 | French | salé | salted; salty; saline; costly; spicy, colourful |
| 3 | French | saler | to salt |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | salare | — |
| 5 | Latin | salīre | — |
| 6 | Latin | sāl | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | sāls | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | — |