Where does “sable” come from?

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

sable (Old French): sable (fur of a sable)

Definitions

  1. sable (fur of a sable)

Ancestry of “sable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinsablum—
2Latinsabulocoarse sand, gravel

Words derived from “sable”

Every word from Latin sabulo →Every word from Late Latin sablum →