desilio

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Latin

Etymology

From dē- +‎ saliō (jump).

Pronunciation

Verb

dēsiliō (present infinitive dēsilīre, perfect active dēsiluī, supine dēsultum); fourth conjugation

  1. to leap or jump down, dismount

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: desultory

References

  • desilio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • desilio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • desilio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.