Where does “martingale” come from?

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

Ancestry of “martingale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanmartegalo—
2Latinmaritĭma—

Words derived from “martingale”

Every word from Latin maritĭma →Every word from Old Occitan martegalo →