LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfourth conjugation, no supine stem

saliō1

saliō (present infinitive salīre, perfect active saluī)
Classical[ˈsa.li.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈsaː.li.o]
salītus perf. pass. ptcp.; sg. nom. m. perf. pass. ptcp.Mille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. intransitiveto leap, jump, bound
  2. intransitiveto spring forth, flow down
  3. transitiveto mount for sex

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

mē in altum iaciō; cor quoque in pectore salit.
saliō -īre — in Mille Verba, Corpus Hūmānum

Conjugation conjugation 4 no-supine

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.saliōsaliēbamsaliamsaluīsalueramsaluerō
2nd sg.salīssaliēbāssaliēssaluistīsaluerāssalueris
3rd sg.salitsaliēbatsalietsaluitsalueratsaluerit
1st pl.salīmussaliēbāmussaliēmussaluimussaluerāmussaluerimus
2nd pl.salītissaliēbātissaliētissaluistissaluerātissalueritis
3rd pl.saliuntsaliēbantsalientsaluērunt
saluēre, saliērunt		saluerantsaluerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.saliamsalīremsaluerimsaluissem
2nd sg.saliāssalīrēssaluerīssaluissēs
3rd sg.saliatsalīretsalueritsaluisset
1st pl.saliāmussalīrēmussaluerīmussaluissēmus
2nd pl.saliātissalīrētissaluerītissaluissētis
3rd pl.saliantsalīrentsaluerintsaluissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.saliorsaliēbarsaliar
2nd sg.salīris
salīre		saliēbāris
saliēbāre		saliēris
saliēre
3rd sg.salītursaliēbātursaliētur
1st pl.salīmursaliēbāmursaliēmur
2nd pl.salīminīsaliēbāminīsaliēminī
3rd pl.saliuntursaliēbantursalientur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.saliarsalīrer
2nd sg.saliāris
saliāre		salīrēris
salīrēre
3rd sg.saliātursalīrētur
1st pl.saliāmursalīrēmur
2nd pl.saliāminīsalīrēminī
3rd pl.saliantursalīrentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.salīsalīre
pres. 2nd pl.salītesalīminī
fut. 2nd sg.salītōsalītor
fut. 3rd sg.salītōsalītor
fut. 2nd pl.salītōte—
fut. 3rd pl.saliuntōsaliuntor
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivesalīresalīrī
perfect infinitivesaluisse—
present participlesaliēns
saliente, salientem, salientēs, salientī, salientia, salientibus, salientis, salientīs, salientium		—
perfect participle—salīta
salītā, salītae, salītam, salītārum, salītās, salītī, salītōrum, salītōs, salītum, salītus
future participlesalītūra
salītūrā, salītūrae, salītūram, salītūrārum, salītūrās, salītūre, salītūrī, salītūrīs, salītūrō, salītūrōrum, salītūrōs, salītūrum, salītūrus, saltūra, saltūrā, saltūrae, saltūram, saltūrārum, saltūrās, saltūre, saltūrī, saltūrīs, saltūrō, saltūrōrum, saltūrōs, saltūrum, saltūrus		saliendus
saliundus
gerundsaliendī, saliendō, saliendumsupinesalītum, salītū

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

aliquem salvere iubere (Att. 4. 14)
to greet a person.

sălĭo (sall-), no
I. perf., ītum, 4 (collat. form sălo or sallo, no perf., salsum, 3: salunt, Varr. ap. Diom. p. 372 P.: salerent, Sall. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 909: salere, Lucil. ib.: salsurus, Mummius ap. Prisc. p. 910 P.; part. salsus, v. infra P. a.), v. a. id..
I. To salt down, to salt: pernas, Cato ap. Varr. R. R. 1, 2 fin.: oleas caducas, Cato, R. R. 23, 1: pisces, Sisenn. ap. Prisc. p. 909 P.; Cels. 2, 18: saliturus istaec mittam salem, Naev. ap. Prisc. p. 910 P.: saliti pumiliones, Corn. Sev. ib.; so in part. perf.: caro salita, Fabian. ap. Diom. p. 372: thynnus, Col. 6, 32, 2 et saep.; Vulg. Ezech. 16, 4.—
II. To sprinkle before sacrifice (eccl. Lat.): omnis victima sale salietur, Vulg. Marc. 9, 48; cf.: igne salietur, id. ib.— Hence, salsus, a, um, P. a., salted, salt.
A. Lit., Plaut. Cas. 2, 3, 6: hoc salsum'st, is too salt, Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 71: caseus, Col. 12, 59, 1: fruges (as a sacrifice), Verg. A. 2, 133; cf. farra, Ov. F. 3, 284 (v. mola): (gravidae) salsioribus cibis usae, Plin. 7, 6, 5, § 42: salsissimus sal qui siccissimus, id. 31, 7, 41, § 85.—A poet. epithet of the sea, of blood, of tears, etc., salt, briny: mare, Enn. ap. Macr. 6, 4 (Ann. v. 453 Vahl.); id. ap. Non. 183, 19 (Trag. v. 145 ib.); cf. aequor, Lucr. 3, 493; 5, 128; 6, 634: vada, Cat. 64, 6; Verg. A. 5, 158: e salso momine ponti, Lucr. 6, 474: fluctus, Plaut. Trin. 4, 1, 2: undae, Lucr. 6, 891; 6, 894: gurges, id. 5, 482; hence, comically, of shipwrecked persons, Plaut. Rud. 2, 1, 12; 2, 6, 33: sanguis, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 2 (Trag. v. 168 Vahl.); Att. ap. Non. 192, 2: heu! qui salsis fluctibus mandet me? id. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 7, 19 (Trag. v. 562 Rib.): lacrimae, Lucr. 1,125; 1, 920; cf.: guttae lacrimarum, Att. ap. Non. 503, 29: sputa, Lucr. 6, 1189: sudor, Verg. A. 2, 173: rubigo, id. G. 2, 220.—In plur. subst.: salsa, ōrum, n., salted things, salted food, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 32.—Sup. salsissimus; hence, mare salsissimum, the Dead Sea, Vulg. Num. 34, 3 et saep.—
B. Trop. (acc. to sal, II.), sharp, acute, witty, facetious (syn.: facetus, dicax, lepidus, urbanus): accedunt non Attici, sed salsiores quam illi Atticorum, Romani veteres atque urbani sales, Cic. Fam. 9, 15, 2: genus est perelegans et cum gravitate salsum, etc., id. de Or. 2, 67, 270 sq.; cf. id. ib. 2, 63, 255; 2, 56, 228; id. Or. 26, 90: salsum in consuetudine pro ridiculo tantum accepimus. Quint. 6, 3, 18 sq.; 6, 3, 39: salso multoque fluenti (sermone) regerit convicia, Hor. S. 1, 7, 28; 1, 9, 65.—In neutr. plur. subst.: inveni ridicula et salsa multa Graecorum, Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 217: De Ηρακλειδείὡ Varronis, negotia salsa, are humorous, merry stories, id. Att. 16, 12 fin.—Of persons: esse quamvis facetum atque salsum, non nimis est per se ipsum invidendum, Cic. de Or. 2, 56, 228; id. Phil. 2, 17, 42; Cat. 14, 16.—Adv.: salsē, wittily, acutely, facetiously (acc. to B.): dicere aliquid, Cic. de Or. 2, 68, 275; Quint. 6, 3, 13; 6, 3, 30; 6, 3, 89; 6, 3, 101. —Sup. salsissime, Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 221.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sl̥yétor
  3. Proto-Italic*saljō?
  4. Latinsaliō

Uncertain. The LIV connects the term to Ancient Greek ἅλλομαι (hállomai, “to leap, jump”), reconstruct earlier Proto-Indo-European *sl̥-yé-tor, from *sel-. However, such a pre-form should regularly yield Latin *sol-. The LIV suggests this outcome is specifically the result of *sl̥- before *i or *y, though this is conflict with the development seen in Latin morior, from *mr̥yétor. The Latin term could also reflect the full-grade of the root, though De Vaan notes that the e-grade is not otherwise attested in Italic or Celtic. Cognates include Ancient Greek ἅλλομαι (hállomai) and Sanskrit सरति (sárati).

Descendants
  • Catalansallir
  • Englishsally
  • Englishsaltate
  • Italiansalire
  • Occitansalir
  • Frenchsaillirfrom Old French salir
  • Portuguesesairfrom Old Galician-Portuguese sair
  • Spanishsalirfrom Old Spanish salir
  • Romaniansări
  • Sardiniansalire

In English words that came into English from saliō

  • resultresulto
  • saladsaliō
  • assaultassalio
  • insultīnsultō
  • salientsalientem
  • sallysaliō
  • resilientresiliēns
  • resilienceresiliō
  • assailantassaliō
  • assailassalio
  • salacioussalāx
  • saliencesaliēns
  • exultexsultō
  • resileresiliō
  • desultorydēsultōrius
  • salacitysalācitās
  • exultantexsultāns
  • saltiresaltāre
  • saltatorialsaltatorius
  • saltatorysaltātōrius
  • saltantsaltans
  • supersalientsaliens
  • resiliencyresiliō
  • saltatorsaltātor
verbfourth conjugation
saliō2
saliō (present infinitive salīre, perfect active saliī, supine salītum)
Classical[ˈsa.li.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈsaː.li.o]
salītus perf. pass. ptcp.Mille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. to salt
  2. to sprinkle before sacrifice

Conjugation conjugation 4

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.saliōsaliēbamsaliamsaliī
saluī		salieram
salueram		salierō
saluerō
2nd sg.salīssaliēbāssaliēssaliistī
saluistī		salierās
saluerās		salieris
salueris
3rd sg.salitsaliēbatsalietsaliit
saluit		salierat
saluerat		salierit
saluerit
1st pl.salīmussaliēbāmussaliēmussaliimus
saluimus		salierāmus
saluerāmus		salierimus
saluerimus
2nd pl.salītissaliēbātissaliētissaliistis
saluistis		salierātis
saluerātis		salieritis
salueritis
3rd pl.saliuntsaliēbantsalientsaliērunt
saliēre, saluēre, saluērunt		salierant
saluerant		salierint
saluerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.saliamsalīremsalierim
saluerim		saliissem
saluissem
2nd sg.saliāssalīrēssalierīs
saluerīs		saliissēs
saluissēs
3rd sg.saliatsalīretsalierit
saluerit		saliisset
saluisset
1st pl.saliāmussalīrēmussalierīmus
saluerīmus		saliissēmus
saluissēmus
2nd pl.saliātissalīrētissalierītis
saluerītis		saliissētis
saluissētis
3rd pl.saliantsalīrentsalierint
saluerint		saliissent
saluissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.saliorsaliēbarsaliar
2nd sg.salīris
salīre		saliēbāris
saliēbāre		saliēris
saliēre
3rd sg.salītursaliēbātursaliētur
1st pl.salīmursaliēbāmursaliēmur
2nd pl.salīminīsaliēbāminīsaliēminī
3rd pl.saliuntursaliēbantursalientur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.saliarsalīrer
2nd sg.saliāris
saliāre		salīrēris
salīrēre
3rd sg.saliātursalīrētur
1st pl.saliāmursalīrēmur
2nd pl.saliāminīsalīrēminī
3rd pl.saliantursalīrentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.salīsalīre
pres. 2nd pl.salītesalīminī
fut. 2nd sg.salītōsalītor
fut. 3rd sg.salītōsalītor
fut. 2nd pl.salītōte—
fut. 3rd pl.saliuntōsaliuntor
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivesalīresalīrī
perfect infinitivesaliisse
saluisse		salītum esse
future infinitivesalītūrum essesalītum īrī
present participlesaliēns
saliente, salientem, salientēs, salientī, salientia, salientibus, salientis, salientīs, salientium		—
perfect participle—salītus
salīta, salītā, salītae, salītam, salītārum, salītās, salītī, salītōrum, salītōs
future participlesalītūrus
salītūra, salītūrā, salītūrae, salītūram, salītūrārum, salītūrās, salītūre, salītūrī, salītūrīs, salītūrō, salītūrōrum, salītūrōs, salītūrum, saltūra, saltūrā, saltūrae, saltūram, saltūrārum, saltūrās, saltūre, saltūrī, saltūrīs, saltūrō, saltūrōrum, saltūrōs, saltūrum, saltūrus		saliendus
saliundus
gerundsaliendī, saliendō, saliendumsupinesalītum, salītū

sălĭo, ŭi (cf. Diom. p. 371 P.; Prisc. p. 906 P.; Serv. Verg. A. 3, 416:
I. salii, Stat. S. 1, 2, 210; id. Th. 9, 132; Aug. Doctr. Chr. 2, 20, § 31: salivi, Serv. Verg. G. 2, 384), saltum, 4 (gen. plur. part. pres. salientum, Lucr. 4, 1200), v. n. and a. [kindr. with Sanscr. sar-, sal-, to go, and Gr. ἅλλομαι; cf. salax].
I. Neutr., to leap, spring, bound, jump (cf. tripudio), hop.
A. Lit. (class.): ambulant aliquae (aves), ut cornices: saliunt aliae, ut passeres, merulae, etc., Plin. 10, 38, 54, § 111: saliendo sese exercebant, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 25; id. Mil. 2, 3, 8: calamo salientes ducere pisces, Ov. M. 3, 587: vexare uterum pueris salientibus, Juv. 6, 599 et saep.: saxo salire, Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 31; cf.: de muro (with praecipitari), Liv. 25, 24: praecipites in puteum, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 725 P.: in aquas, Ov. Ib. 554: super vallum, Liv. 25, 39: super scuta, on the shields, Flor. 3, 10, 13: ultra Limites clientium Salis avarus, Hor. C. 2, 18, 26: saliet, tundet pede terram, id. A. P. 430: salias terrae gravis, id. Ep. 1, 14, 26: per praecipitia et praerupta, Liv. 27, 18: per flammas saluisse pecus, saluisse colonos, Ov. F. 4, 805: unctos saluere per utres, Verg. G. 2, 384: medio cum saluere foro, Prop. 4 (5), 5, 52. saliunt in gurgite ranae, Ov. M. 6, 381. —
2. Transf., of things: ut habeat lacum, ubi aqua saliat, leaps or flows down, Varr. R. R. 1, 13, 3: ut in culleum de dolio vinum salire possit, Cato, R. R. 154: personae e quarum rostris aqua salire solet, Dig. 19, 1, 17 fin.; so, rivus, Verg. E. 5, 47: aqua, Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 25; Suet. Aug. 82: aquae salientes, Front. Aquaed. 9 al.: aqua saliens, spring-water, Vulg. Johan. 4, 14; v. also infra, P. a.: multa in tectis crepitans salit horrida grando, Verg. G. 1, 449; so, grando, Ov. M. 14, 543: farre pio placant et saliente sale, Tib. 3, 4, 10; cf.: farre pio et saliente micā, Hor. C. 3, 23, 20: farra micaeque salientis honorem, Ov. F. 4,409: cor salit, leaps, beats, palpitates, Plaut. Cas. 2, 6, 62; cf. id. Cist. 2, 3, 9; Pers. 3, 111; Sen. Herc. Oet. 708; Verg. G. 3, 460: pectora trepido motu, Ov. M. 8, 606: viscera, id. ib. 6, 390: temptatae pollice venae, id. ib. 10, 289; cf. id. H. 20, 139: supercilium, Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 105: e terrāque exorta repente arbusta salirent, Lucr. 1, 187.—*
B. Trop.: aliena negotia centum Per caput et circa saliunt latus, Hor. S. 2, 6, 34.—
II. Act., of the copulation of animals, to leap, cover, Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 14; 2, 4, 8; 2, 7, 8 sq.; 3, 6, 3; 3, 10, 3; Ov. A. A. 2, 485; Lucr. 4, 1196.—Hence, sălĭens, entis, P. a.; only in plur. subst.: sălĭentes, ĭum, f. (sc. aquae), springs, fountains, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 2; Vitr. 8, 3, 6; Plin. 36, 15, 24, § 121; Front. Aquaed. 9; 87 fin.; 103; 104; Dig. 19, 1, 15 al.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l
  2. Proto-Italic*sāls
  3. Latinsaliō

Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin saliō From sāl (“salt”) + -iō.

Descendants
  • Romaniansărafrom Vulgar Latin *salāre
  • Romaniansărarefrom Vulgar Latin *salāre
  • Italiansalarefrom Vulgar Latin *salāre
  • Catalansalarfrom Vulgar Latin *salāre
  • Frenchsalerfrom Vulgar Latin *salāre
  • Occitansalarfrom Vulgar Latin *salāre
  • Spanishsalarfrom Vulgar Latin *salāre
  • Italianinsalarefrom Vulgar Latin *insalāre
  • Portuguesesalgarfrom Vulgar Latin *salicāre
  • Italiansalsofrom Vulgar Latin salsus

In English words that came into English from saliō

  • sauce*salsa
  • insulseīnsulsus

Quick answers

What does saliō mean in Latin?
saliō, a verb, means “to leap, jump, bound; to spring forth, flow down; to mount for sex”.
What are the principal parts of saliō?
saliō, salīre, saluī (fourth conjugation, no supine stem).
How do you pronounce saliō?
In classical Latin, [ˈsa.li.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsaː.li.o].
Where does saliō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *sel- → Proto-Indo-European *sl̥yétor → Proto-Italic *saljō? → Latin saliō.
Which English words come from saliō?
English words that go back to Latin saliō include salad, salient, sally, result, assault and resilient.