Where does “saillir” come from?
saillir (Middle French) comes from Old French saillir, from Latin saliō, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.
saillir (Middle French): to jump; to fly through the air, to get knocked...
Definitions
- to jump; to fly through the air, to get knocked...
Ancestry of “saillir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | saillir | alternative infinitive of salir; jump |
| 2 | Latin | saliō | — |
| 3 | Latin | sāl | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | sāls | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | — |
Words derived from “saillir”