Where does “desultory” come from?
Desultory comes from Latin desultorius, meaning a circus performer who jumps between horses, derived from Latin desultor, one who jumps, from the verb salio meaning to jump, with the prefix de-.
desultory (English): Jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to...
Definitions
- Jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to...
Ancestry of “desultory”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | desultorius | desultory; superficial |
| 2 | Latin | desultor | leaper, vaulter; A sort of riders, who, in the... |
| 3 | Latin | dēsiliō | to leap or jump down, dismount |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |