Where does “saltation” come from?

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

saltation (English): A leap, jump or dance; Beating or palpitation; A...

Definitions

  1. A leap, jump or dance; Beating or palpitation; A...

Ancestry of “saltation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsaltusA leap, jump; a leaping; A forest or mountain...
2Latinsaliōto leap, jump, bound
3Latinsālsalt
4Proto-Italicsālssalt
5Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt

Words derived from “saltation”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →