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What does the word 'salary' mean in Latin?
The root of salary is salt. Roman soldiers were sometimes paid their wages in salt.
What is the derivation of the world salary?
Roman soldiers were paid in salt. Salt = sale in Latin. therfore, salaria = salary
What does not to be worth your salt mean?
Part of people's Salary from working used to be salt because salt was valuable back then. So "Not to be worth your salt" would be another way of saying that you haven't done enough work to earn your salary. Hope this helped.
What was Angelina Jolie's salary for salt?
52 million
Who mined salt in ancient times?
Ancient Romans used to mine salt and pay the wages for their soldiers in salt, hence the term 'salary'.
In the ancient time who mined the salt?
Ancient Romans used to mine salt and pay the wages for their soldiers in salt, hence the term 'salary'.
What word is the root for salary?
The root word for "salary" is "salarium," which comes from the Latin word "salarium," meaning "payment."
What is the process that causes a stalk of salary to become limp and rubbery when placed in salt water?
because of the saltyness of the salt
What minerals did roman soldiers receive bags of?
Salt. In fact, the word "salary" comes from the salt roman Soldiers were payed with.
Where does the word salary came from?
At one time the [SALE] salt was not very much availableas today is. Roman soldiers were paid in salt being necessary for good health. Of course the roman latin word has changed to by the English as salary.
How did the word salary become invented?
roman soldiers were traditionally paid in salt.
What is the difference between salt and salary?
Salt is a compound made of sodium and something else or you can find it in the sea, its something that you out in food to give it more flavour. Salary is the money you get when it's time for your boss to give you money for working for him or her.
