Where does “sably” come from?

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

sably (English): in a sable manner

Definitions

  1. in a sable manner

Ancestry of “sably”, step by step

sably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sable

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

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Latin sabulo →