Where does “salut” come from?

salut (French) comes from Old French salut, from Latin salūtem, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.

salut (French): hi, hello; bye, goodbye; wave

Definitions

  1. hi, hello; bye, goodbye; wave

Ancestry of “salut”, step by step

salut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French salut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsalut—
2Latinsalūtem—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy

via Latin salūs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsalūssafety; security

Words derived from “salut”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- →Every word from Latin salūtem →Every word from Old French salut →