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Etymology Dictionary

Origin and Etymology of the word SALIC, SALIQUE.

From An Etymology Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893

 

SALIC, SALIQUE,  pertaining to the Salic tribe of the Franks.  (F.,—O.H.G.)   In Shak. Hen. V., i. 2. 11.—F. Salique, belonging to the Salic tribe (Littré).   The Salic tribe was a Frankish (High German) tribe, prob. named from the river Sala (now the Yssel, flowing into the Zuyder Zee).   There are several rivers called Saale or Saar; cf. Skt. salila, sara, water, from sri, to flow.

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Etymology Dictionary Index
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

Key
Arab.=Arabic.
A.S.=Anglo Saxon.
Bavar.=Bavarian
Bohem.=Bohemian.
C.=Celtic, used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton, Cornish, &c.
Corn.=Cornish.
Dan.=Danish.
Du.=Dutch
E.=English.
E.E.=Early English.
Europ.=European.
F.=French.
G.=German.
Gk.=Greek.
Goth.=Gothic.
Icel.=Icelandic.
Ital.=Italian.
L. or Lat.=Latin.
Lith. & Lithuan.=Lithuanian.
M.E.=Middle English.
M.F.=Middle French
M.H.G.=Middle High German.
Norw.=Norwegian.
O.F.=Old French.
O.H.G.=Old High German.
Pers.=Persian.
Port.=Portuguese.
Scand.=Scandinavian, used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish, &c.
Sc.=Scottish.
Skt.=Sanskrit.
Span.=Spanish.
Swed.=Sweish.
Teut.=Teutonic
Turk.=Turkish.
W.=Welsh.

  

 

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