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START / NODE 15Present-Day English13th c.–today
salary
Fixed compensation, inherited through French from a Latin term associated with salt.
“Roman soldiers were not “paid in salt.” The Latin word is related to salt; the exact historical reason remains unresolved.”OPEN COMPLETE WORD DOSSIER ↗
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Present-Day Englishsalary
fixed regular compensation
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Anglo-French · medievalsalarie / salairecompensation, payment
- SOUND CHANGE
- French stress and vowels were adapted into English.
- SEMANTIC CHANGE
- The word narrowed toward fixed regular compensation.
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