Where does “saltire” come from?

saltire (English) comes from Middle French saultoir, from French sauter, from Latin saltāre.

saltire (English): An ordinary in the shape of an X. It usually...

Definitions

  1. An ordinary in the shape of an X. It usually...

Ancestry of “saltire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchsaultoirstile, saltire
2Frenchsauterto jump, leap; to bang, hump, have sex with; to...
3Latinsaltāre—

Words derived from “saltire”

Every word from Latin saltāre →Every word from French sauter →Every word from Middle French saultoir →