Saussure

English

Etymology

From the 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

• Saussurean, Saussurian

References

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

Anagrams

• sauruses

French

Alternative forms

• Saulxures, Saulxurre, Sauxure

Etymology

Attested on the Cassini map (1740s).

Proper noun

Saussure m

1. Obsolete spelling of Saulxures.

Derived terms

• Saussure en Vôges

Further reading

• Cassini map on Géoportail, Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière, 2019