Salary
/ˈsæl.əɹ.i/noun
A fixed regular payment made by an employer to an employee, typically monthly or annually.
Did you know?Salt was ancient currency so prized that Roman soldiers' stipends were literally 'salarium,' birthing 'salary' and the phrase 'worth one's salt' as a measure of true value.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sal-
“salt”
c. 8th century BCE
Latin
sal
“salt”
c. 100 BCE
Latin
salārium
“soldier's allowance for salt”
c. 12th century
Old French
salaire
“wages or stipend”
c. 1300
Middle English
salarie
“periodic payment for services”
Modern English
English
salary
“fixed regular pay”