Where does “supersalient” come from?

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

supersalient (English): Leaping upon

Definitions

  1. Leaping upon

Ancestry of “supersalient”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsalienssalting
2Latinsālsalt
3Proto-Italicsālssalt
4Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →Every word from Proto-Italic sāls →Every word from Latin sāl →