Where does “sable” come from?
sable (Old French) comes from Late Latin sablum, from Latin sabulo — coarse sand, gravel.
sable (Old French): sable
Ancestry of “sable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | sablum | — |
| 2 | Latin | sabulo | coarse sand, gravel |
Words derived from “sable”