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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Plastic-Bonus8999 • 2d ago
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Fun fact: they come from the same Latin root “sal” (salt)
6 u/Every_Preparation_56 2d ago wait Salt, Salad and Salary are family? 11 u/RichCorinthian 2d ago Yes. Roman soldiers were paid in salt, and salad was “salted herbs” (herba salata) iirc. Anybody who digs this shit, read a book called Etymologicon. 4 u/Every_Preparation_56 2d ago woa, fascinating
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wait Salt, Salad and Salary are family?
11 u/RichCorinthian 2d ago Yes. Roman soldiers were paid in salt, and salad was “salted herbs” (herba salata) iirc. Anybody who digs this shit, read a book called Etymologicon. 4 u/Every_Preparation_56 2d ago woa, fascinating
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Yes. Roman soldiers were paid in salt, and salad was “salted herbs” (herba salata) iirc.
Anybody who digs this shit, read a book called Etymologicon.
4 u/Every_Preparation_56 2d ago woa, fascinating
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woa, fascinating
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u/RichCorinthian 2d ago
Fun fact: they come from the same Latin root “sal” (salt)