Saussure

English

Etymology

French surname of Norman origin, from Saussay, Eure-et-Loir in France. This placename is from Medieval Latin Salcetum, from earlier Salictum, from earlier Salcidum, a suffixed form of Latin salix (“willow”), common in placenames.

Proper noun

Saussure

  1. A surname.

Derived terms

References
  • Ernest Nègre, Toponymie générale de la France : Formations non-romanes ; formations dialectales, Droz, 1990, p. 1263.

Anagrams
  • sauruses

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Attested on the Cassini map (1740s).

Proper noun

Saussure m

  1. Obsolete spelling of Saulxures

Derived terms

Further reading
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