Etymology

saltus

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Today it means: A break of continuity in time. Full definition →

Latin saltus
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromsaltus“a leap”
  2. English todaysaltus

From Latin saltus (“a leap”). Doublet of salto.

Words from the same roots

Latinsaltus all →

saltsaultsaltosaltation

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