sault

sault · noun¹

Aphetic form of assault.

sault · noun²

1. Latin · derived fromsaltus
2. French · borrowed fromsault
3. Middle French · derived fromsault
4. English todaysault

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.

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• 13th–17th c. Assault.
• 14th–18th c. A leap or jump, especially one made by a horse.
• from 17th c. A waterfall; a rapid.