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 — salt.

assaltante (Portuguese): robber; burglar; mugger

Definitions

  1. robber; burglar; mugger

Ancestry of “assaltante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseAssaltarto rob
2Portuguesesaltojump, leap; heel; waterfall
3Old Portuguesesalto—
4LatinsaltusA leap, jump; a leaping; A forest or mountain...
5Latinsaliōto leap, jump, bound
6Latinsālsalt
7Proto-Italicsālssalt
8Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →Every word from Proto-Italic sāls →Every word from Latin sāl →