Where does “salto” come from?
salto (English) comes from Italian salto, from Latin saltus, from Latin saliō, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.
salto (English): A somersault
Definitions
- A somersault
Ancestry of “salto”, step by step
salto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian salto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | salto | jump, leap, spring, bound; change, jump, leap,... |
| 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 |
via Spanish salto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | salto | jump, leap, jumping; skip; gap; difference |