Etymology

salto

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Italian salto ← Latin saltus
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salto · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromsaltus“jump, leap”
  2. Italian · borrowed fromsalto“jump, leap”
  3. English todaysalto

Borrowed from Italian salto (“jump, leap”), from Latin saltus (“jump, leap”). Compare German Salto, French salto, Dutch salto, Hungarian szaltó. Doublet of saltus.

Salto · proper noun2

  1. Spanish · borrowed fromSalto
  2. English todaySalto

Borrowed from Spanish Salto.

Words from the same roots

Italiansalto all →

salto mortale

Latinsaltus all →

saltsaultsaltationsaltus

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