English Explanatory Dictionary

Saussure

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from French.

Pronunciation

/səʊˈsjʊə/ /-ˈsjɔː/ /-ˈsjyə/ /soʊˈsjʊɹ/ /-ˈsjyɹ/

Word forms

Saussure

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.

Derived words

Saussurean Saussurian saussurite
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