What is the Roman word for hail such as hail to Caesar?

EnglishHail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour...

"acclaim", "come" and "herald"

torrent, rain, shower

Well if you say it in a correct English accent they are not homophones, hail sounds more like "hale" and hell has more of a "e". Or, to be more accurate, "hail" has a long "a" and "hell" has a short...

Hail is an ancient expression of greeting or salutation. It suggests calling out to someone in a friendly way. In the U.S., we still use the expression to hail a taxicab.