Where does “sandal” come from?
Sandal comes from Latin sandalium, from Ancient Greek σανδάλιον and σάνδαλον, ultimately from Sanskrit चन्दन and the verbal root चन्दति.
sandal (English): A type of open shoe made up of straps or bands...
Definitions
- A type of open shoe made up of straps or bands...
Ancestry of “sandal”, step by step
sandal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English sandal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | sandal | sandal, thong, slip-on; episcopal sandal, papal... |
| 2 | Old French | sandale | sandal |
| 3 | Latin | sandalium | slipper; sandal |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σανδάλιον | sandal |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σάνδαλον | A sandal; A flat fish similar to ψῆττα |
| 6 | Sanskrit | चन्दन | sandalwood |
| 7 | Tamil | சாந்து | Santalum tree |
via Old English [[sand]] [[halh]]
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | [[sand]] [[halh]] | — |