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salEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
From Middle English sal, from Latin sal. Doublet of salt.
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From Hindi साल (sāl), from Sanskrit शाल (śāla).
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Coined by Eduard Suess in 1909, in Das Antlitz der Erde, as a blend of translingual Si (silicon) + Al (aluminum).
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Chambers (1908)
1908- SalEnglish · e-38700-128
Sal, sal, n. a large gregarious timber tree of north India, with hard, dark-brown, coarse-grained, durable wood. [Hind. sāl.]
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Sal, sal, n. salt, used in chemistry and pharmacy with various adjectives, as Sal′-alem′broth, a solution of equal parts of corrosive sublimate and ammonium chloride—also Salt of wisdom; Sal′-ammō′niac, chloride of ammon
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