Where does “sault” come from?
sault (English) comes from English assault, from Middle English assaut, from Old French assaut, from Vulgar Latin assaltus, from Latin assultus, from Latin assiliō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn- — in.
sault (English): Assault; A leap or jump, especially one made by a...
Definitions
- Assault; A leap or jump, especially one made by a...
Ancestry of “sault”, step by step
sault traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English assault
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | assault | A violent onset or attack with physical means,... |
| 2 | Middle English | assaut | assault |
| 3 | Old French | assaut | assault; attack |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | assaltus | — |
| 5 | Latin | assultus | an assault |
| 6 | Latin | assiliō | to spring or leap (to or upon); rush (at) |
| 7 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Middle French sault
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | sault | jump |
| 2 | Latin | saltus | A leap, jump; a leaping; A forest or mountain... |
via French sault
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sault | Archaic form of saut; waterfall |