Etymograph

English

saltigrade

Saltigrade comes from Latin saltus ‘a leap’, and goes back to saliō.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsaliō1
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsaltus2‘a leap’
  3. Englishtodaysaltigrade2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin saltus
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English saltigrade

Earlier history not traced here. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsaliōWiktionary, Latin saltus
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsaltusWiktionary, English saltigrade‘a leap’
  3. EnglishtodaysaltigradeWiktionary, English saltigrade

Formed from saltus ‘a leap’ + -grade ‘way of walking’

Linked words

through Latin saliō

result, sauce, salmon, sally, salad, resilience, resilient, salient, resiliency, salacious, salience, exultant, 25 more

through Latin saltus ‘a leap’

sault, salto, 4 more

Today it means

adj Having feet or legs formed for leaping.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “saltigrade”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin saltus. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Latin saliō / saltigrade

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