cellar

cellar · noun, verb¹

1. Latin · derived fromcella
2. Late Latin · derived fromcellārium
3. Old French · derived fromcelier
4. Anglo-Norman · derived fromceler
5. Middle English · inherited fromceler
6. English todaycellar

From Middle English celer, seler, from Anglo-Norman celer, Old French celier (modern cellier), from Late Latin cellārium, from Latin cella. Doublet of cellarium. See native English cleve.

cellar · noun²

1. Latin · derived fromsal“salt”
2. Latin · derived fromsalarius“relating to salt”
3. French · derived fromsalière
4. English todaycellar

From 15th century English saler, from French salière, from Latin salarius (“relating to salt”), from Latin sal (“salt”).

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