salient

/ˈseɪliənt/SAY-lee-uhnt

/ˈseɪliənt/SAY-lee-uhnt

Meaningleaping

Common meaning: most noticeable

salito leap, jumpLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1619 · scan
entadjective ending: being or doing

Journey through time

Latinsaliens‘leaping’source
Englishsalient‘most noticeable’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin saliō ‘to leap, jump’.

Roots

saliō, saluī, saltum Latin “to leap, jump”

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