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Where does “sandale” come from?

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

sandale (French): sandal

Definitions

  1. sandal

Ancestry of “sandale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsandalesandal
2Latinsandaliumslipper; sandal
3Ancient Greekσανδάλιονsandal
4Ancient GreekσάνδαλονA sandal; A flat fish similar to ψῆττα
5Sanskritचन्दनsandalwood
6Tamilசாந்து—

Words derived from “sandale”

  • sandalette
  • xăng-đan
  • sandalet
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