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Where does “sălta” come from?

sălta (Romanian) comes from Greek σάλτσα, from Italian salsa, from Spanish salsa, from Vulgar Latin salsa, from Latin salsus, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.

sălta (Romanian): to leap, jump, bob, hop, bounce, skip, dance

Definitions

  1. to leap, jump, bob, hop, bounce, skip, dance

Ancestry of “sălta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekσάλτσαsauce, salsa
2Italiansalsasauce
3Spanishsalsasauce, gravy; salsa
4Vulgar Latinsalsanominative feminine singular of salsus;...
5Latinsalsussalty, briny; salted; witty
6Latinsāl—
7Proto-Italicsāls—
8Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l—

Words derived from “sălta”

  • săltăreț
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