saltant

[sal-tnt] /ˈsæl tnt/
adjective
1.
dancing; leaping; jumping.
Origin
1595-1605; < Latin saltant- (stem of saltāns, present participle of saltāre to jump about, dance, frequentative of salīre to jump), equivalent to sal- jump + -t- frequentative suffix + -ant- -ant
British Dictionary definitions for saltant

saltant

/ˈsæltənt/
adjective
1.
(of an organism) differing from others of its species because of a saltation
Word Origin
C17: from Latin saltāns dancing, from saltāre, from salīre to spring