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Where Does the Word Salubrious Come from?

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Where Does the Word Salubrious Come from?

salubrious (adj.)
1540s, from Latin salubris "promoting health, healthful," from salus (genitive salutis) "welfare, health" (from PIE root *sol- "whole, well-kept").

Is salubrious a English word?

salubrious in American English

promoting health or welfare; healthful, wholesome, salutary, etc.

Can humans be salubrious?

A salubrious person or thing promotes health or welfare; wholesome. [Linton] had grown tall of his age, still wanting some months of sixteen. His features were pretty yet, and his eye and complexion brighter than I remembered them, though with merely temporary lustre borrowed from the salubrious air and genial sun.

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Alexander Ross has covered the video game industry for a decade, writing deep dives on game design, esports tournaments, VR developments, and gaming culture.