Etymology

salutary

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Today it means: Effecting or designed to effect an improvement; remedial. Full definition →

Middle French salutaire ← Latin salutaris
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromsalutaris“healthful”
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromsalutaire
  3. English todaysalutary

Borrowed from Middle French salutaire and its source, Latin salutaris (“healthful”), from salus (“health”).

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