Where does “exulting” come from?

Exulting comes from Middle French exulter, from Latin exsultāre meaning to jump up or leap about, derived from the prefix ex- and the root related to Proto-Indo-European ser-.

exulting (English): present participle of exult; Showing exultation;...

Definitions

  1. present participle of exult; Showing exultation;...

Ancestry of “exulting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexultTo rejoice; to be very happy, especially in...
2Middle Frenchexulter—
3Latinexsultōto spring vigorously, leap or jump up
4Latinsaltōto dance, jump
5Latinsaliōto leap, jump, bound
6Latinsālsalt
7Proto-Italicsālssalt
8Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt

Words derived from “exulting”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →Every word from Proto-Italic sāls →Every word from Latin sāl →