Where does “saltarrocas” come from?
saltarrocas (Spanish) comes from Spanish saltar, from Old Spanish saltar, from Latin saltō, from Latin saliō, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.
saltarrocas (Spanish): klipspringer
Definitions
- klipspringer
Ancestry of “saltarrocas”, step by step
saltarrocas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish saltar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | saltar | to jump; to skip; miss; to sautée |
| 2 | Old Spanish | saltar | — |
| 3 | Latin | saltō | to dance, jump |
| 4 | Latin | saliō | to leap, jump, bound |
| 5 | Latin | sāl | salt |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | sāls | salt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | salt |
via Spanish rocas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | rocas | plural of roca; feminine plural of roco |