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Where does “saliente” come from?

saliente (Italian) comes from Latin saliens, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.

saliente (Italian): present participle of salire; salient; main

Definitions

  1. present participle of salire; salient; main

Ancestry of “saliente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsalienssalting
2Latinsāl—
3Proto-Italicsāls—
4Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →