Salò
See also: Appendix:Variations of "salo"
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom the Roman name, Latin Pagus Salodium, of uncertain ultimate origin. Some connect it to the name of an Etruscan queen [script needed] (Salodia); or from the noun sal (“salt”) (referring to its status as an economic capital where sea salt was deposited) or salus (“health”), referring to it being a location where Roman legions would bring wounded soldiers to recuperate during the Alpine conquest.[1]
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editSalò f
- Salo (a small town in Brescia, Lombardy, Italy)
- (World War II) Salo Republic; Ellipsis of Repubblica di Salò (“Republic of Salo”).
Derived terms
editDerived terms
Descendants
edit- English: Salo
References
edit- ^ Salò capitale: breve storia fotografica della RSI. (2003). Italy: Armando, p. 32
Anagrams
editCategories:
- Italian terms derived from Latin
- Italian terms derived from Etruscan
- Italian 2-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/ɔ
- Rhymes:Italian/ɔ/2 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian proper nouns
- Italian feminine nouns
- it:Towns in Lombardy
- it:Towns in Italy
- it:Places in Lombardy
- it:Places in Italy
- it:World War II
- Italian ellipses