Where does “saltationism” come from?

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

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The belief that evolution operates by the sudden...

Ancestry of “saltationism”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	saltation	A leap, jump or dance; Beating or palpitation; A...
2	Latin	saltus	A leap, jump; a leaping; A forest or mountain...
3	Latin	saliō	to leap, jump, bound
4	Latin	sāl	salt
5	Proto-Italic	sāls	salt
6	Proto-Indo-European	*sḗh₂l	salt

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →Every word from Proto-Italic sāls →Every word from Latin sāl →