Mark Kurlansky Quote

At times soldiers were even paid in salt, which was the origin of the word salary and the expression worth his salt or earning his salt. In fact, the Latin word sal became the French word solde, meaning pay, which is the origin of the word, soldier.

Mark Kurlansky

At times soldiers were even paid in salt, which was the origin of the word salary and the expression worth his salt or earning his salt. In fact, the Latin word sal became the French word solde, meaning pay, which is the origin of the word, soldier.

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