Etymology of the English word baloney
the English word
baloneyderived from the English word
sausagederived from the Anglo-Norman word
sausichederived from the Latin word
salsiciaderived from the Latin word
salsiciusderived from the Latin word
salsus (salted, salty, preserved in salt)
derived from the Latin word
sallere (salt, salt down, preserve with salt)
derived from the New Latin word
sal (salt; wit)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sal-derived from the French word
saussichederived from the Latin word
salsiciaderived from the Latin word
salsiciusderived from the Latin word
salsus (salted, salty, preserved in salt)
derived from the Latin word
sallere (salt, salt down, preserve with salt)
derived from the New Latin word
sal (salt; wit)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sal-derived from the Italian word
BolognaDate
The earliest known usage of baloney in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
