Where does “microsaltatory” come from?

microsaltatory (English) comes from English saltatory, from Latin saltātōrius, from Latin saltō, from Latin saliō, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

microsaltatory (English): That proceeds by microscopic jumps

Definitions

  1. That proceeds by microscopic jumps

Ancestry of “microsaltatory”, step by step

microsaltatory traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English saltatory

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsaltatoryOf or pertaining to leaps or leaping; That...
2Latinsaltātōriusjumping
3Latinsaltōto dance, jump
4Latinsaliōto leap, jump, bound
5Latinsālsalt
6Proto-Italicsālssalt
7Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →Every word from Proto-Italic sāls →Every word from Latin sāl →