myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of saltatio

Etymology of the Latin word saltatio

the Latin word saltatio (dancing; dance)

derived from the Latin word saltatus (dancing, a dance)

derived from the Latin word saltare (dance, jump; portray or represent in a dance)

derived from the Latin word saltum

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-

English saltation, French saltation, Italian saltazione, Spanish saltación