Where does “sables” come from?

sables (English) comes from English sable, from Old French sable, from Late Latin sablum, from Latin sabulo — coarse sand, gravel.

sables (English): plural of sable; API pl; Black garments worn in...

Definitions

  1. plural of sable; API pl; Black garments worn in...

Ancestry of “sables”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsableA small carnivorous mammal of the Old World that...
2Old Frenchsablesable (fur of a sable)
3Late Latinsablum—
4Latinsabulocoarse sand, gravel
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