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salary

/ˈsæləi/SA-lur-ee
/ˈsælɚi/SA-lur-ee

Meaningsalt money

Common meaning: fixed pay, said to come from soldiers' salt money

Journey through time

  1. Latinsāl, salis‘salt’
  2. Frenchsalaire
  3. Englishsalary‘fixed pay, said to come from soldiers' salt money’ · today

sal also in: saltsauce

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin sāl ‘salt’.

Did you know (Skeat explains Latin…): our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry SALARY, p. 523 · dictionary scan

Did you know (Latin sal, salt,…): our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry sāl, p. 1617 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry SALARY, p. 523 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

saltsauce

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