Where does “sard” come from?

sard (Catalan) comes from Catalan sarg, from Latin sargus, from Ancient Greek σαργός — sargo.

sard (Catalan): Sardinian; white seabream

Definitions

  1. Sardinian; white seabream

Ancestry of “sard”, step by step

sard traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan sarg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalansargwhite sea bream
2Latinsargussargue, sea bream
3Ancient Greekσαργόςsargo

via Latin sardus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsardusSardinian
2Undeterminedsard—
Every word from Ancient Greek σαργός →Every word from Latin sargus →Every word from Catalan sarg →