Etymology

sallet

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Today it means: A type of light spherical combat helmet used in the 15th century. Full definition →

Middle French salade ← Spanish celada ← Latin caelāta
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sallet · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromcaelāta“ornamentally engraved [helmet]”
  2. Spanish · derived fromcelada
  3. Middle French · derived fromsalade
  4. English todaysallet

From Middle French salade, from Spanish celada, thought to be from Latin caelāta (“ornamentally engraved [helmet]”) (although the Latin word is not attested in this sense).

sallet · noun2

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