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SallyEnglish (en) · Unnumbered etymologySource text
A diminutive lambdacism of Sarah. Compare Hal from Harry and Moll from Mary.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗sallyEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
From Middle English saly, from Old English saliġ, sealh (“willow”). More at sallow.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗sallyEnglish (en) · Etymology 2Source text
Borrowed from French saillie, from sailli, the past participle of the verb saillir (“to leap forth”), itself from Latin salīre (“to leap”).
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗sallyEnglish (en) · Etymology 3Source text
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-der. Proto-Italic *sal(V)wos Latin salvus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin salvō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin salvātiō Old French salvacionbor. Middle English savacioun English salvation Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English sally From salvation + -y.
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1908- SallyEnglish · e-38700-169
Sally, sal′i, n. a leaping or bursting out: a sudden rushing forth of troops to attack besiegers: excursion: outburst of fancy, wit, &c.: levity: a projection.—v.i. to rush out suddenly: to mount:—pa.t. and pa.p. sall′ie
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Sally, sal′i, n. a kind of stone-fly: a wren.—n. Sall′ypick′er, one of several different warblers.
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