Where does “alsalti” come from?

alsalti (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ŝalti, from Latin saltō, from Latin saliō, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

alsalti (Esperanto): to jump up to, jump out; to pounce

Definitions

  1. to jump up to, jump out; to pounce

Ancestry of “alsalti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoŝaltito switch; to switch on
2Latinsaltōto dance, jump
3Latinsaliōto leap, jump, bound
4Latinsālsalt
5Proto-Italicsālssalt
6Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂lEvery word from Proto-Italic sālsEvery word from Latin sāl
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