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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—
3Latinexsultō—
4Latinsaltō—
5Latinsaliō—
6Latinsāl—
7Proto-Italicsāls—
8Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l—

Words derived from “exulting”

  • exultingly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →