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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinsablo—
2Latinsabulocoarse sand, gravel

Words derived from “sablon”

  • sablonneux
  • sablon
  • sablon
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