Where does “soto” come from?
soto (Spanish) comes from Latin saltus, from Latin saliō, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.
soto (Spanish): grove; copse
Ancestry of “soto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | saltus | A leap, jump; a leaping; A forest or mountain... |
| 2 | Latin | saliō | — |
| 3 | Latin | sāl | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | sāls | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | — |