The story
- Latin · derived fromSalicus
- English todaySalic
From Latin Salicus, from Salii (“Salians”) + -icus (“-ic: forming adjectives”), from Sala (“IJssel River”) + -īus (“-y: forming adjs”). Equivalent to Salii + -ic.
Words from the same roots
LatinSalicus all →
Salique
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.