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salix

salix · f

a willow-tree

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 19 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

1. sălix — Lewis & Short

sălix, ĭcis, f.

I Lit., a willow-tree, willow, sallow, Cato, R. R. 6, 4; Varr. R. R. 1, 24, 4; Col. 4, 30, 4; Plin. 16, 37, 68, § 174; 24, 9, 37, § 56; Lucr. 2, 361; Verg. E. 3, 65; 83; 5, 16 et saep.—*
II Meton., a willowbranch, withy, osier, Prud. ste*f. 10, 703.

2. salix — Walde–Hofmann

salix, -icis f. , Weide" (seit Plaut. und Cato, rom,, ebenso salicästrum , Weiden- oder Saurebe* Plin. 23,20 [in salictis näscens], salichun „Weidengebüsch* seit Enn. und Plt. (-&twm Ulp.) *saliceus „aus Weiden“ und *salicärius „zur Weide gehörig‘); = mir. sail, Gen. sailech „Weide*, kymr. usw. helygen ds., g Salicilla (Brugmann II? 1,505), ahd. salta)ka, nhd. Salweide (Kluge!! s. v.), ags. sealh, an. selja, … — [Walde–Hofmann, s.v. salix, p. 1375]

In the wild

6 of 87 attestations shown.

Where it came from

  • Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine Treated in Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine s.v. Salix (scan pp. 614-615; entry #10091). Root candidates: *salhjon-, *solk-.
  • Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. salix (scan pp. 1375-1376; entry #2394). Root candidates: *sali-, *salhjön-, *gelg-.

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