Where does “saloperie” come from?

saloperie (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.

saloperie (French): filth, refuse, scum; trash; a dirty trick

Definitions

  1. filth, refuse, scum; trash; a dirty trick

Ancestry of “saloperie”, 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 *sḗh₂lEvery word from Proto-Italic sālsEvery word from Latin sāl
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