Etymology

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Today it means: A salt worker. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἅλς
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἅλς“salt”
  2. English todayhalurgist

Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls, “salt”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”).

Words from the same roots

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