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salto.

to dance, jump

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈsaɫ.toː]Classical-Latin[ˈsal.to]

  1. to dance, jump

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  2. to portray or represent in a dance, pantomime

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin saliō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin saltō From saliō + -tō (forming frequentatives).

verb[ˈsaɫ.toː]Classical-Latin[ˈsal.to]

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of saltus

    ablative · dative · form-of · masculine · neuter · participle · singular
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin saliō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin saltō From saliō + -tō (forming frequentatives).

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