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.

saltationism (English): The belief that evolution operates by the sudden...

Definitions

  1. The belief that evolution operates by the sudden...

Ancestry of “saltationism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsaltationA leap, jump or dance; Beating or palpitation; A...
2LatinsaltusA leap, jump; a leaping; A forest or mountain...
3Latinsaliōto leap, jump, bound
4Latinsālsalt
5Proto-Italicsālssalt
6Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →Every word from Proto-Italic sāls →Every word from Latin sāl →