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Where does “salta” come from?

salta (Latin) comes from Latin saltus, from Latin saliō, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.

salta (Latin): active imperative singular of saltō; inflection...

Definitions

  1. active imperative singular of saltō; inflection...

Ancestry of “salta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsaltusA leap, jump; a leaping; A forest or mountain...
2Latinsaliō—
3Latinsāl—
4Proto-Italicsāls—
5Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →