Where does “salient” come from?
Salient comes from Latin saliens, the present participle of salio meaning "to jump," derived from sal, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sel- and ser-.
salient (English): Worthy of note; pertinent or relevant; Prominent;...
Definitions
- Worthy of note; pertinent or relevant; Prominent;...
Ancestry of “salient”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | salientem | accusative masculine singular of saliēns;... |
| 2 | Latin | saliens | salting |
| 3 | Latin | sāl | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | sāls | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | — |
Words derived from “salient”