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
- An ordinary in the shape of an X. It usually...
Ancestry of “saltire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | saultoir | stile, saltire |
| 2 | French | sauter | to jump, leap; to bang, hump, have sex with; to... |
| 3 | Latin | saltāre | — |
Words derived from “saltire”