Where does “sablon” come from?

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

sablon (Old French): sand

Definitions

  1. sand

Ancestry of “sablon”, step by step

sablon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Late Latin sablo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinsablo
2Latinsabulocoarse sand, gravel

via Latin sabulonem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsabulonemaccusative singular of sabulō; coarse sand,...

Words derived from “sablon

Every word from Latin sabuloEvery word from Late Latin sablo