English word origin

Etymology of sault

Aphetic form of assault.

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Source etymology 1

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noun

Assault.

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Aphetic form of assault.

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Source etymology 2

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noun

A leap or jump, especially one made by a horse. · A waterfall; a rapid.

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In the sense "jump (made by a horse)", from Middle French sault, saut (and in the sense "waterfall", from that word's Colonial-era descendant, 17th-century French sault, corresponding to modern French saut (“jump”)), from Latin saltus.

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Derivation mentionsaultfrm
Borrowed-form mentionsaultfr
Derivation mentionsaltusla

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