Where does “assaltante” come from?
assaltante (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Assaltar, 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.
assaltante (Portuguese): robber; burglar; mugger
Ancestry of “assaltante”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | Assaltar | — |
| 2 | Portuguese | salto | jump, leap; heel; waterfall |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | salto | — |
| 4 | Latin | saltus | A leap, jump; a leaping; A forest or mountain... |
| 5 | Latin | saliō | — |
| 6 | Latin | sāl | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | sāls | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | — |