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Where does “nonsalient” come from?

nonsalient (English) comes from English salient, from Latin salientem, from Latin saliens, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.

nonsalient (English): Not salient

Definitions

  1. Not salient

Ancestry of “nonsalient”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsalientWorthy of note; pertinent or relevant; Prominent;...
2Latinsalientemaccusative masculine singular of saliēns;...
3Latinsalienssalting
4Latinsāl—
5Proto-Italicsāls—
6Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l—
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