sal-, sali-

"With a grain of salt."

This is said to be one of the most familiar Latin expressions. When one does not fully believe something or someone, cum grano salis, suggests a certain caution or reserve.

Salt was a valuable commodity in the ancient world, so a grain of salt is not to be taken as a trivial matter. The English word “salary” is derived from the Latin, salarium, which was the money allotted to Roman soldiers for purchases of salt; hence, it was their pay.

1. Marked by increased salt in a saline solution.
2. Characterized by increased or excessive salinity; used in the treatment involving the administration of large doses of sodium chloride.

A reference to naturally occurring water that is more salty than that which is typical of sea water.

1. Usually a cold dish consisting of vegetables; such as, lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers, covered with a dressing and sometimes containing seafood, meat, or eggs.
2. Any of various dishes consisting of foods; such as, meat, seafood, eggs, pasta, or fruit, prepared singly or combined; usually cut up, mixed with a dressing, and served cold. Examples include: chicken salad; potato salad.
3. Any herb or green vegetable, as lettuce, used for salads or eaten raw. 4. Any mixture or assortment: "The usual salad of writers, artists, and musicians attended the meeting.
5. Originally, a “salted” dish.

The Romans were fond of dishes of assorted raw vegetables with a dressing, and this often consisted of brine; hence, the name which is short for herba salata or “salted vegetables”.

A large thick highly seasoned sausage which contains a great deal of salt as one of its ingredients.

A fixed periodic payment for work done.

This word comes from Latin salarium, denoting an “allowance given to Roman soldiers for buying salt” which was a valued commodity over which many wars were fought.

Used to describe a geological formation that contains or produces a large proportion of salt.

Capable of combining with an acid to form a salt.

A salt marsh, lake, pond, or spring.

From medieval Latin via Spanish meaning “salt pit”.

The process of salting.

1. Salty; pertaining to soil or water rich in soluble salts.
2. Containing or impregnated with salt.
3. In biology, a reference to plants and animals that grow in or inhabit salt plains or marshes.