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Where does “salto” come from?

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

Ancestry of “salto”, step by step

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

Words derived from “salto”

  • assaltante
  • assaltar
  • salto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →