Where does “somersaulter” come from?
somersaulter (English) comes from English somersault, from French sombresault, from Old Occitan sobresalt, from Latin saltus, from Latin saliō, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.
somersaulter (English): One who performs a somersault
Definitions
- One who performs a somersault
Ancestry of “somersaulter”, step by step
somersaulter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English somersault
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | somersault | Starting on one's feet, an instance of rotating... |
| 2 | French | sombresault | — |
| 3 | Old Occitan | sobresalt | — |
| 4 | Latin | saltus | A leap, jump; a leaping; A forest or mountain... |
| 5 | Latin | saliō | to leap, jump, bound |
| 6 | Latin | sāl | salt |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | sāls | salt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | salt |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |