Where does “săltătură” come from?
săltătură (Romanian) comes from Romanian sălta, from Greek σάλτσα, from Italian salsa, from Spanish salsa, from Vulgar Latin salsa, from Latin salsus, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls — salt.
săltătură (Romanian): a jump
Definitions
- a jump
Ancestry of “săltătură”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | sălta | to leap, jump, bob, hop, bounce, skip, dance |
| 2 | Greek | σάλτσα | sauce, salsa |
| 3 | Italian | salsa | sauce |
| 4 | Spanish | salsa | sauce, gravy; salsa |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | salsa | nominative feminine singular of salsus;... |
| 6 | Latin | salsus | salty, briny; salted; witty |
| 7 | Latin | sāl | salt |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | sāls | salt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | salt |