Where does “exultar” come from?

exultar (Portuguese) comes from Latin exsultō, from Latin saltō, from Latin saliō, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

exultar (Portuguese): to exult

Definitions

  1. to exult

Ancestry of “exultar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexsultōto spring vigorously, leap or jump up
2Latinsaltōto dance, jump
3Latinsaliōto leap, jump, bound
4Latinsālsalt
5Proto-Italicsālssalt
6Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →Every word from Proto-Italic sāls →Every word from Latin sāl →