English
Salique
Salique comes from Latin Salii ‘Salian Franks’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CESalii‘Salian Franks’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CESalicus
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600salique
- Englishearliest quotation 1599Salique
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CESalii‘Salian Franks’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CESalicus
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600salique
- Englishearliest quotation 1599Salique
Earliest quotation: 1599, William Shakespeare, The Life of Henry the Fift: “Why the law Salique that they have in France…”
Every English word from Latin Salii
Today it means
adj Salic; Salian
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin Salii / Salique