Etymology of the English word salute
the English word
salutederived from the Latin word
salutare (greet; wish well; visit; salvation)
derived from the Latin word
salus (health; prosperity; good wish)
derived from the Latin word
salvus (well, unharmed, sound)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sol-Date
The earliest known usage of salute in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
saluted,
salutingCognates
Dutch
salueren, French
salut, French
saluer, German
salutieren, Italian
salute, Italian
saluto, Italian
salutare, Latin
salutare, Norwegian
saluttere, Portuguese
saudar, Provençal
saludar, Spanish
saludar, Spanish
salud, Swedish
saluteraUsage
Word found in Modern English
