Where does “sesquisalt” come from?

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

sesquisalt (English): A salt derived from a sesquioxide base, or made...

Definitions

A salt derived from a sesquioxide base, or made...

Ancestry of “sesquisalt”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Salt	OS grid ref SJ9527
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 →