salubrious
Meaninghealthful
Common meaning: healthy
Other meanings: pleasant
- salubhealth, safetyLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1621 · scan
- riousadjective ending (Latin -rius)
Journey through time
- Latinsalūs, -ūtis‘health, safety’
- Englishsalubrious‘healthy’ · today
salub also in: salutary
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: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Latin salūs ‘health, safety’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry salūs, p. 1621 · dictionary scan
Roots
- salūs, -ūtis Latin “health, safety”
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