Etymology

saltness

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Today it means: The state or quality of being salt; saltiness. Full definition →

Middle English saltenesse ← Old English sealtnes
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  1. Old English · inherited fromsealtnes“saltness”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromsaltenesse
  3. English todaysaltness

From Middle English saltenesse, saltnesse, from Old English sealtnes (“saltness”), equivalent to salt + -ness.

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