English
salutation
Salutation comes from Latin salutatio ‘a greeting, a wishing health to’, from salus ‘well-being’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- ‘whole, completed’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*solh₂-‘whole, completed’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*salūtsreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsalus‘well-being’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsaluto‘wish one’s health, greet’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsalutatio‘a greeting, a wishing health to’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400salutacion
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500salutacioun
- Englishearliest quotation 1791salutation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*solh₂-‘whole, completed’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*salūtsreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsalus‘well-being’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsaluto‘wish one’s health, greet’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsalutatio‘a greeting, a wishing health to’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400salutacion
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500salutacioun
- Englishearliest quotation 1791salutation
Earliest quotation: 1791, John Walker, A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary […]: “Welcome, we²l'ku²m. a. Received with gladneſs, admitted willingly, grateful[…]…”.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- ‘whole, completed’
sold, save, safe, solid, holocaust, sol, sage, salvage, xu, savior, salvation, sou, salvo, salve, salvia, 32 more
through Latin salus ‘well-being’
Today it means
noun A greeting, salute, or address; a hello.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- / salutation