Where does “exultancy” come from?
exultancy (English) comes from Latin exsultantia, from Latin exsultans, from Latin exsultō, from Latin saltō, from Latin saliō, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.
exultancy (English): exultance, exultation
Definitions
- exultance, exultation
Ancestry of “exultancy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | exsultantia | nominative neuter plural of exsultāns; accusative... |
| 2 | Latin | exsultans | leaping up; exulting in, rejoicing; revelling |
| 3 | Latin | exsultō | to spring vigorously, leap or jump up |
| 4 | Latin | saltō | to dance, jump |
| 5 | Latin | saliō | to leap, jump, bound |
| 6 | Latin | sāl | salt |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | sāls | salt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | salt |