Where does “exultant” come from?
exultant (Romanian) comes from French exultant, from French exulter, from Middle French exulter, from Latin exsultō, from Latin saltō, from Latin saliō, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls — salt.
exultant (Romanian): exultant
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Ancestry of “exultant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | exultant | exultant; present participle of exulter |
| 2 | French | exulter | to exult, rejoice |
| 3 | Middle French | exulter | — |
| 4 | Latin | exsultō | to spring vigorously, leap or jump up |
| 5 | Latin | saltō | to dance, jump |
| 6 | Latin | saliō | to leap, jump, bound |
| 7 | Latin | sāl | salt |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | sāls | salt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | salt |