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Where does “sable” come from?

sable (Old French) comes from Late Latin sablum, from Latin sabulo — coarse sand, gravel.

sable (Old French): sable

Definitions

  1. sable

Ancestry of “sable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinsablum—
2Latinsabulocoarse sand, gravel

Words derived from “sable”

  • sable
  • sablefish
  • sably
  • sableness
  • sables
  • xabre
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