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salto¹

Where it comes from

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

noun saltos

  1. A somersault. I originally thought I'd impress Bela with my fullout dismount (two saltos in a tucked position with a 360-degree twist on the second salto), but I hadn't perfected it on a hard landing surface yet.

Salto²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Spanish Salto.

proper noun Saltos

  1. A surname from Spanish.

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"salto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/salto. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

salto. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/salto

Chicago

"salto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/salto.

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@misc{salto_2026,
  title = {salto},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/salto},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}