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Where does “sandalless” come from?

sandalless (English) comes from English sandal, from Middle English sandal, from Old French sandale, from Latin sandalium, from Ancient Greek σανδάλιον, from Ancient Greek σάνδαλον, from Sanskrit चन्दन, from Tamil சாந்து.

sandalless (English): Without sandals

Definitions

  1. Without sandals

Ancestry of “sandalless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsandalA type of open shoe made up of straps or bands...
2Middle Englishsandalsandal, thong, slip-on; episcopal sandal, papal...
3Old Frenchsandalesandal
4Latinsandaliumslipper; sandal
5Ancient Greekσανδάλιονsandal
6Ancient GreekσάνδαλονA sandal; A flat fish similar to ψῆττα
7Sanskritचन्दनsandalwood
8Tamilசாந்து—
Every word from Tamil சாந்து →