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Latin word salire comes from English mine, Proto-Indo-European *sáls, Proto-Indo-European *sal-yo-, Proto-Indo-European *sl̥i-, and later Latin sal (Salt. Wit.)

mine (English)

(computing) A machine used to extract units of a cryptocurrency.. (entomology) The cavity made by a caterpillar while feeding inside a leaf.. (figurative) Any source of wealth or resources.. (military) A device intended to explode when stepped upon or touched, or when approached by a ship, vehicle, or person.. (military) A passage dug toward or underneath enemy lines, which is then packed [...]

*sáls (Proto-Indo-European)

*sal-yo- (Proto-Indo-European)

*sl̥i- (Proto-Indo-European)

salt mine (English)

(by extension) Any laborious work situation, especially in a confined space.. Any mine used for the extraction of salt.

sal (Latin)

Salt. Wit.

salire (Latin)

(jump, spring). (salt, sprinkle).

salax (Latin)

(especially of male animals) Prone to leaping.. Lust-provoking, provocative.. Salacious, lustful, lecherous, lascivious.

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