Etymograph

English

Saulteaux

Saulteaux comes from French saulteux, from saut ‘waterfall’, and ultimately from Latin saltus.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsaltus
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentsautas sault‘waterfall’
  3. French, derivedc. 1600–presentsaulteux
  4. EnglishtodaySaulteaux

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsaltus
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentsautas sault‘waterfall’
  3. French, derivedc. 1600–presentsaulteux
  4. EnglishtodaySaulteaux

The story

Marie (then called Sault de Gaston) where the French first encountered them.

Linked words

through Latin saltus

salt, 6 more

Today it means

noun an indigenous nation from the northern Great Plains and southern Canadian Shield, the Westernmost branch of the Ojibwe or Anishnaabe

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin saltus / Saulteaux

Shirt and support for this word