Origins of Common Words - SalaryAbout the history, origins, and definitions of the common word salary.UNCOMMON STORIES BEHIND COMMON WORDS
Salary - Literally, "salt money." Apparently the Roman soldier was fed, housed, and uniformed, but the salt with which to season his rations he had to provide himself from a daily allowance, salarium, paid him. Its earliest use in English was as a stipend for a priest. | ||
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