Where does “saliō” come from?
saliō (Latin) comes from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.
saliō (Latin): to leap, jump, bound
Definitions
- to leap, jump, bound
Ancestry of “saliō”, step by step
saliō traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin sāl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sāl | salt |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | sāls | salt |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | salt |
via Proto-Italic saljō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Italic | saljō | to leap |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sel- | dwelling; piece of wood; beam, post, balk, board,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
via Proto-Indo-European sēl-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | sēl- | to calm, quiet, be favourable |