Where does “jotero” come from?

jotero (Spanish) comes from Spanish jota, from Spanish xota, from Mozarabic šáwta, from Latin saltō, from Latin saliō, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

jotero (Spanish): jota

Definitions

  1. jota

Ancestry of “jotero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishjotajot; iota; The name of the Latin-script letter J;...
2Spanishxota
3Mozarabicšáwtajump
4Latinsaltōto dance, jump
5Latinsaliōto leap, jump, bound
6Latinsālsalt
7Proto-Italicsālssalt
8Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂lEvery word from Proto-Italic sālsEvery word from Latin sāl