Etymological root

*sel-

Proto-Indo-European

# *sel-

**Type:** Etymological root
**Language:** Proto-Indo-European
**Slug:** sel

## Words From This Root
- result - Something that happens because of an earlier action or event.
- sale - The act of selling something, or an item that is sold.
- slip - To slide and lose your balance suddenly.
- assault - To attack someone violently.
- salon - A place where people go to have their hair or beauty treatments done.
- saloon - A bar or public place where alcoholic drinks are served, especially in the American Old West.
- somersault - A movement in which you roll your body in a full circle, with your feet going over your head.
- sylvan - relating to or characteristic of wooded regions
- exultant - Feeling and showing great joy and pride, especially after a success.
- resile - to draw back from an agreement or commitment; to spring back
- desultory - lacking a plan or purpose; passing aimlessly from one thing to another
- resiliency - the ability to recover quickly from difficulty
- assail - to attack violently, or to beset with criticism or troubling thoughts

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Words from this root(13)

/ɹɪˈzʌlt/ Something that happens because of an earlier action or event. Meaning Off Sound Off

/seɪl/ The act of selling something, or an item that is sold. Meaning Off Sound Off

/slɪp/ To slide and lose your balance suddenly. Meaning Off Sound Off

/əˈsɔlt/ To attack someone violently. Meaning Off Sound Off

/səˈlɑn/ A place where people go to have their hair or beauty treatments done. Meaning Off Sound Off

/səˈlun/ A bar or public place where alcoholic drinks are served, especially in the American Old West. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈsʊməˌsɒlt/ A movement in which you roll your body in a full circle, with your feet going over your head. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈsɪlvən/ relating to or characteristic of wooded regions Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɪɡˈzʌl.tənt/ Feeling and showing great joy and pride, especially after a success. Meaning Off Sound Off

/rɪˈzaɪl/ to draw back from an agreement or commitment; to spring back Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈdɛsəlˌtɔri/ lacking a plan or purpose; passing aimlessly from one thing to another Meaning Off Sound Off

/rɪˈzɪliənsi/ the ability to recover quickly from difficulty Meaning Off Sound Off

/əˈseɪl/ to attack violently, or to beset with criticism or troubling thoughts Meaning Off Sound Off

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