The word "Sale" is the "most superfluous word Year "has been elected . Sure, it's completely meaningless in a department store, explicitly noted that there" sales "(the literal translation from English) takes place. In Italian mighty scoffer asked the other hand, already 'views about where as related to the Salt and be harvested surprised looks on the sale staff. At least, at first like a corny joke acting association is etymologically (ie in relation to the legislative history of the word) probably quite correct, as I recently (thanks to " One Word A Day "!) was made clear: in fact also is the English word" salary "for" content "(in the financial sense) of same Latin root as our German word "salt" and the English / Italian "sale" from! The reason is that salt because of its manifold benefits sooner - like many other spices - very valuable and was herhielt as payment for example, for the pay (this from but "solidus" for "hard coins derived) Roman legionnaires, namely in the form a "salarium" said salt diet.
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