Where does “sauterie” come from?
sauterie (Middle English) comes from Old French psalterie, from Latin psaltērium, from Ancient Greek ψαλτήριον, from Ancient Greek ψάλλω, from Ancient Greek ψάω — to touch lightly, rub, wipe, rub smooth; to...
Ancestry of “sauterie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | psalterie | — |
| 2 | Latin | psaltērium | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ψαλτήριον | stringed instrument, harp |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ψάλλω | to twitch; to make a sound by striking, touching,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ψάω | to touch lightly, rub, wipe, rub smooth; to... |