Where does “saillir” come from?

saillir (Old French) comes from Latin saliō, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

saillir (Old French): alternative infinitive of salir; jump

Definitions

  1. alternative infinitive of salir; jump

Ancestry of “saillir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsaliōto leap, jump, bound
2Latinsālsalt
3Proto-Italicsālssalt
4Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt

Words derived from “saillir

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l
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