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Saussure
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English
Etymology
From the en fr - surname of en nrf - origin, from Saussay, Eure-et-Loir, in France. This placename is from en la-med Salcetum, from earlier la Salictum, from earlier la Salcidum, a suffixed form of en la salix willow, common in placenames.
Pronunciation
en /səʊˈsjʊə/ /-ˈsjɔː/ /-ˈsjyə/<q:after French> RP
en /soʊˈsjʊɹ/ /-ˈsjyɹ/<q:after French> GA
Proper noun
en French.
Derived terms
en saussurite en Saussurean, en Saussurian
References
Ernest Nègre, Toponymie générale de la France : Formations non-romanes ; formations dialectales, Droz, 1990, p. 1263.
Anagrams
en aersssuu sauruses
French
Alternative forms
fr Saulxures Saulxurre Sauxure
Etymology
Attested on the Cassini map (1740s).
Proper noun
m
fr Saulxures
Derived terms
fr Saussure en Vôges
Descendants
mul 1 Saussurea genus
Further reading
Category:Cassini map