Where does “salto” come from?

salto (Malay) comes 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.

Ancestry of “salto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesaltojump, leap; heel; waterfall
2Old Portuguesesalto
3LatinsaltusA leap, jump; a leaping; A forest or mountain...
4Latinsaliōto leap, jump, bound
5Latinsālsalt
6Proto-Italicsālssalt
7Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt

Words derived from “salto

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂lEvery word from Proto-Italic sālsEvery word from Latin sāl