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Etymology of the English word salientian

the English word salientian
derived from the New Latin word Salientia
derived from the Latin word saliens (fountain, jet d'eau; outflow)
derived from the Latin word salire (leap, jump; move suddenly; salt, salt down, preserve with salt; spurt, discharge, be ejected under force)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sel-

Date

The earliest known usage of salientian in English dates from the 19th century.

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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