Where does “assaltar” come from?

assaltar (Portuguese) comes 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.

assaltar (Portuguese): to rob; to assault, attack; to burgle

Definitions

  1. to rob; to assault, attack; to burgle

Ancestry of “assaltar”, step by step

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