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Where does “subsultory” come from?

subsultory (English) comes from Latin subsultim, from Latin subsilio, from Latin saliō, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.

subsultory (English): Bounding; leaping; moving by sudden leaps or...

Definitions

  1. Bounding; leaping; moving by sudden leaps or...

Ancestry of “subsultory”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsubsultimin leaps and jumps
2LatinsubsilioI spring or leap up or upwards; I leap or plunge...
3Latinsaliō—
4Latinsāl—
5Proto-Italicsāls—
6Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l—

Words derived from “subsultory”

  • subsultorily
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