Etymology of the Latin word saltus
the Latin word
saltus (leap, spring, jump; narrow passage; defile)
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-Derivations in Latin
saltuarius,
salticusDerivations in other languages
English
saltus, French
saltus, French
sault, Italian
salto, Portuguese
salto, Portuguese
souto, Portuguese
soito, Romanian
salt, Spanish
salto, Spanish
soto
