saluer
French
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to greet
- (transitive) to wave to (as a greeting)
- (transitive) to say goodbye to
- (military) to salute
- (transitive) to salute, pay tribute to; to hail
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French saluer inherited from Old French saluer (greet) inherited from Latin salūtāre.
Origin
Latin
salūtāre
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- saluto, salūtō, salūtāre Latin
- salūtāre Latin
- sallewase Dutch, Flemish
- saluement Old French
- saluer Old French
- săruta Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- saluer Norman
- saluer Middle French
- saudar Old Portuguese
- saludâ Friulian
- saludar Old Occitan
- saludar Old Spanish
- sałudar Venetian
- saludar Aragonese
- salié Louisiana Creole French