salary English · revision 6

+ ==Etymology==

+ Recorded from the late 13th century.^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate) From [[enm|salarie]],^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate) [[bor|xno|salarie]],^(AHD)^(Wiktionary) compare [[fro|salaire]],^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) [[der|la|salārium|t=pension, salary]],^(MW Collegiate) a noun use of the neuter of [[la|salārius|t=pertaining to salt]],^(AHD)^(OED 1989) [[der|la|sāl|t=salt]],^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate) [[der|ine-pro|*sal-|t=salt]].^(Etymonline)

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+ The OED and the American Heritage Dictionary explain ''salārium'' as originally money given to Roman soldiers to buy salt;^(OED 1989)^(AHD) Wiktionary notes that there is no evidence for this in ancient sources.^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==References==

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