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|etymtx=Grammatical information: m.<br />Meaning: <b class="b2">turbulent movement of the sea, flushing of the waves</b>, also [[anchorage]], [[roads]] as opposed to a protected harbour (S., E., Lys., hell. a. late), metaph. of an earthquake (E. IT 46), [[turbulent emotion]] (LXX, Gal., Max. Tyr.; cf. [[ἀσαλής]], [[σάλη]] below).<br />Compounds: Some late compp., e.g. <b class="b3">ἐπί-σαλος</b> [[exposed to the σάλος]] (Secund., Peripl. M. Rubr. a.o.); prob. also in the ep. <b class="b3">κονί-σαλος</b> [[cloud of dust]] (s. [[κόνις]]). With transference to the <b class="b3">σ-</b>stems <b class="b3">ἀ-σαλής</b> [[unshaken]], [[unconcerned]] (A. Fr. 319 = 634 M.) with <b class="b3">ἀσάλ-εια</b> f. = [[ἀμεριμνία]], [[ἀλογιστία]] (Sophr. 113), <b class="b3">ἀσαλεῖν ἀφροντιστῆσαι</b> H.; to this, prob. as backformation, [[σάλη]], [[σάλα]] f. = [[φροντίς]] (Et. Gen., H.).<br />Derivatives: Denomin.: 1. [[σαλεύω]], also w. prefix, e.g. <b class="b3">ἀπο-</b>, <b class="b3">ἐπι-</b>, <b class="b3">δια-</b>, prop. of the ship <b class="b2">to roll (on the waves), to throw oneself about, to oscillate</b>, trans. [[to make oscillate]], [[to shock]] (Att. since A., also Hp., hell. a. late) with [[σάλευσις]] (<b class="b3">δια-</b>) f. [[oscillation]] (Arist. a.o.), [[σάλευμα]] n. <b class="b2">id.</b> (D. Chr.). 2. [[σαλόομαι]] [[to go with a rocking motion]] (EM as explanation of [[σαλάκων]]). -- With velar suffix: 1. [[σάλαξ]], <b class="b3">-ακος</b> m. [[large sieve of mineworkers]] (Arist. or Thphr. ap. Poll.), also as Att. name of a potter ([[Σάλαχς]]; Krahe IF 57, 113), <b class="b3">-αγξ μεταλλικὸν σκεῦος</b> H.; [[σαλάκων]], <b class="b3">-ωνος</b> m. [[boaster]], [[swaggerer]], [[dandy]] (Arist.; of the varying Ganges) with <b class="b3">σαλακων-ία</b> (<b class="b3">-εία</b>) f. (Arist., Alciphr.), <b class="b3">-ίζω</b> (<b class="b3">δια-</b> Ar.), <b class="b3">-ίζομαι</b>, <b class="b3">-εύομαι</b> (H., Phot., Suid.); [[σαλάσσω]] (<b class="b3">ἐκ-</b>) [[to shake]] (Nic., AP), prob. directly from [[σάλος]] after [[τινάσσω]], [[ταράσσω]] a.o. 2. [[σαλαγέω]] = [[σαλάσσω]], [[σαλεύω]] (Opp., Orac. ap. Luc.), <b class="b3">σαλαγή βοή</b> H.; cf. <b class="b3">πατα-γέω</b>, <b class="b3">-σσω</b>.<br />Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]<br />Etymology: Orig. technical word of sailors language; without convincing etymology. A very doubtful hypothesis (Lat. [[tullius]] etc.) s. [[τύλη]], [[τύλος]]. -- Furnée 256 connects [[θάλασσα]]/*[[σάλασσα]] (s.v.) and [[ζάλη]], [[ζάλος]] [[tornado]], [[whirlpool]] and concludes that the word is Pre-Greek. This is confirmed/shown by the suffixes <b class="b3">-αγ-</b>, <b class="b3">-ακ-</b>, <b class="b3">-αγκ-</b>; cf. [[σηλαγγεύς]] (s.v.). -- Lat. LW [loanword] [[salus]], [[salum]] ?