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Where does “sablon” come from?

sablon (French) comes from Middle French sablon, from Old French sablon, from Late Latin sablo, from Latin sabulo — coarse sand, gravel.

sablon (French): sand

Definitions

  1. sand

Ancestry of “sablon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchsablonsand
2Old Frenchsablonsand
3Late Latinsablo—
4Latinsabulocoarse sand, gravel

Words derived from “sablon”

  • sablonneux
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