Where does “saltotabulo” come from?

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

saltotabulo (Esperanto): diving board

Definitions

  1. diving board

Ancestry of “saltotabulo”, step by step

saltotabulo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto ŝalti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoŝaltito switch; to switch on
2Latinsaltōto dance, jump
3Latinsaliōto leap, jump, bound
4Latinsālsalt
5Proto-Italicsālssalt
6Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt

via Esperanto tabulo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantotabuloboard, plank, tablet
2Latintabulatablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
3Proto-Italic*taðlāboard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂lEvery word from Proto-Italic sālsEvery word from Latin sāl
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