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Where does “sablo” come from?

sablo (Esperanto) comes from French sablé, from Old French martre sable, from Middle Low German sabel.

sablo (Esperanto): sand

Definitions

  1. sand

Ancestry of “sablo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsablésandy; biscuit sablé, shortbread; past participle...
2Old Frenchmartre sablesable marten; sable martin
3Middle Low Germansabel—

Words derived from “sablo”

  • sablokesto
  • sabloŝtono
  • sablero
  • sabloŝtormo
  • sablobenko
  • sablohorloĝo
  • sabloludejo
Every word from Middle Low German sabel →