Where does “unsalient” come from?

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

unsalient (English): Not salient

Definitions

  1. Not salient

Ancestry of “unsalient”, step by step

unsalient traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English salient

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsalientWorthy of note; pertinent or relevant; Prominent;...
2Latinsalientemaccusative masculine singular of saliēns;...
3Latinsalienssalting
4Latinsālsalt
5Proto-Italicsālssalt
6Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂lEvery word from Proto-Italic sālsEvery word from Latin sāl