Where does “salebrous” come from?

salebrous (English) comes from Latin salebrōsus, from Latin salebra, from Latin saliō, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

salebrous (English): rough; rugged

Definitions

  1. rough; rugged

Ancestry of “salebrous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsalebrōsusrough, rugged, uneven
2Latinsalebrarut, irregularity; roughness
3Latinsaliōto leap, jump, bound
4Latinsālsalt
5Proto-Italicsālssalt
6Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂lEvery word from Proto-Italic sālsEvery word from Latin sāl