Latin sal → salarium → salary
Salary goes back to Latin salarium, an allowance or stipend connected with sal, meaning salt. The familiar story that Roman soldiers were routinely paid in salt is not established by the word’s origin alone.
Latin sal → salarium → salary
Salary goes back to Latin salarium, an allowance or stipend connected with sal, meaning salt. The familiar story that Roman soldiers were routinely paid in salt is not established by the word’s origin alone.
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