Etymology of the English word salacious
the English word
salaciousderived from the Latin word
salax (lecherous, lustful; highly sexed)
derived from the Latin word
salire (leap, jump; move suddenly; salt, salt down, preserve with salt; spurt, discharge, be ejected under force)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sel-Date
The earliest known usage of salacious in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
