English
salute
Salute comes from Latin salūtō ‘to greet’, and goes back to 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 CEsalūs‘greeting, good health’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsalūtō‘to greet’
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1592salute
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*solh₂-‘whole, completed’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*salūtsreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsalūs‘greeting, good health’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsalūtō‘to greet’
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1592salute
Earliest quotation: c. 1592, William Shakespeare, King Richard III: “Then I salute you with this kingly title: /…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- ‘whole, completed’
sold, save, safe, solid, holocaust, sol, salvation, sage, savior, xu, salvage, sou, salvo, salve, salvia, 32 more
through Latin salūs ‘greeting, good health’
Today it means
noun An utterance or gesture expressing greeting or honor towards someone, (now especially) a formal, non-verbal gesture made with the arms or hands in any of various specific positions.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- / salute