Where does “sard” come from?

sard (English) comes from Middle English sarde, from Old French sarde, from Latin sarda, from Latin sardus, from Undetermined sard.

sard (English): A variety of carnelian, of a rich reddish yellow...

Definitions

  1. A variety of carnelian, of a rich reddish yellow...

Ancestry of “sard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsarde—
2Old Frenchsarde—
3LatinsardaA kind of fish, perhaps sardine or mackerel; A...
4LatinsardusSardinian
5Undeterminedsard—
Every word from Undetermined sard →Every word from Latin sardus →Every word from Latin sarda →