Where does “sableux” come from?

sableux (French) comes from Latin sabulosus, from Latin sabulum, from Proto-Indo-European sámh₂dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

sableux (French): sandy

Definitions

  1. sandy

Ancestry of “sableux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsabulosussandy, gravelly
2LatinsabulumAlternative form of sabulō; gravel, sand; sand,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansámh₂dʰossand
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →