Where does “saltus” come from?

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

saltus (English): A break of continuity in time; A leap from...

Definitions

  1. A break of continuity in time; A leap from...

Ancestry of “saltus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsaltusA leap, jump; a leaping; A forest or mountain...
2Latinsaliōto leap, jump, bound
3Latinsālsalt
4Proto-Italicsālssalt
5Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →