Where does “saltito” come from?

saltito (Spanish) comes from Spanish salto, from Latin saltus, from Latin saliō, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

saltito (Spanish): Diminutive of salto; small jump

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of salto; small jump

Ancestry of “saltito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsaltojump, leap, jumping; skip; gap; difference
2LatinsaltusA leap, jump; a leaping; A forest or mountain...
3Latinsaliōto leap, jump, bound
4Latinsālsalt
5Proto-Italicsālssalt
6Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l
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