1900–05; < German Salta < Latin saltā, 2nd-person singular imperative of saltāre to leap; see saltant
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A phrase later made famous by Marx in the Eighteenth Brumaire in the variant form Hie Rhodus, hie salta.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Show in this case, that you are his worthy disciple hic Rhodus, hic salta!
From Withered Leaves. Vol. I. (of III) A Novel by Gottschall, Rudolf von
Schleiermacher, thus exploring the obscure region of the immediate consciousness, or of the aesthetic fact, can almost be heard crying out to his straying contemporaries: Hic Rhodus, hi salta!
From Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic by Croce, Benedetto
"These cells are extremely rare, so we had to develop new ways to find them," Salta says.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 3, 2026
The Rincon project in Salta Province targets 60,000 tons a year of battery-grade lithium carbonate capacity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
Some contestants, like Las Vegas-based magician TJ Salta, have used their time on stage to spread messages of unity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026
"She will forever be living her best life at Camp Mystic," her uncle Shawn Salta wrote on Facebook.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2025
Durnford obtained specimens of this species at Tucuman and Salta in the month of June.
From Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)
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