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Where does “saultoir” come from?

saultoir (Middle French) comes from French sauter, from Latin saltāre.

saultoir (Middle French): stile, saltire

Definitions

  1. stile, saltire

Ancestry of “saultoir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsauterto jump, leap; to bang, hump, have sex with; to...
2Latinsaltāre—

Words derived from “saultoir”

  • saltire
  • saltirewise
  • saltired
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