Where does “sauté” come from?

sauté (French) comes from French sauter, from Latin saltāre.

sauté (French): past participle of sauter

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	sauter	to jump, leap; to bang, hump, have sex with; to...
2	Latin	saltāre	—

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