Where does “salto” come from?

salto (Indonesian) comes from Malay salto, from Portuguese salto, from Old Portuguese salto, from Latin saltus, from Latin saliō, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

salto (Indonesian): backflip

Definitions

  1. backflip

Ancestry of “salto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysalto—
2Portuguesesaltojump, leap; heel; waterfall
3Old Portuguesesalto—
4LatinsaltusA leap, jump; a leaping; A forest or mountain...
5Latinsaliōto leap, jump, bound
6Latinsālsalt
7Proto-Italicsālssalt
8Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →Every word from Proto-Italic sāls →Every word from Latin sāl →