Salii

Salii · noun¹

1. Latin · borrowed fromSalii“the Leapers, the Jumpers”
2. English todaySalii

From Latin Salii (“the Leapers, the Jumpers”), from salīre (“to leap, to jump”).

Salii · noun²

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*h₁eysh₂-“to rush, to move quickly”
2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*Īsalō
3. Latin · borrowed fromSalii“the Salians”
4. English todaySalii

From Latin Salii (“the Salians”), from Sala (“the IJssel River”) + -ius (adjective-forming suffix), variant of Isala, from Proto-Germanic *Īsalō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eysh₂- (“to rush, to move quickly”).

Words from the same roots