Where does “martingale” come from?

martingale (French) comes from Middle French martingale, from Old Occitan martegalo, from Latin maritĭma.

martingale (French): martingale

Definitions

  1. martingale

Ancestry of “martingale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmartingale—
2Old Occitanmartegalo—
3Latinmaritĭma—

Words derived from “martingale”

Every word from Latin maritĭma →Every word from Old Occitan martegalo →Every word from Middle French martingale →