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