sanders

sanders · noun¹

1. Sanskrit · derived fromचन्दन“sandalwood”
2. Middle Persian · derived from[script needed]“sandalwood”
3. Arabic · derived fromصَنْدَل
4. Medieval Greek · derived fromσάνδανον
5. Medieval Latin · derived fromsandalum
6. Old French · derived fromsandre
7. Middle English · inherited fromsaundres“sandalwood”
8. English todaysanders

From Middle English saundres (“sandalwood”), from Old French sandre, from Medieval Latin sandalum, from Medieval Greek σάνδανον (sándanon), σάνταλον (sántalon), from Arabic صَنْدَل (ṣandal), from Middle Persian [script needed] (cndl /⁠čandal⁠/, “sandalwood”), from Sanskrit चन्दन (candana, “sandalwood”).

Sanders · proper noun²

1. Middle English · derived fromSander
2. English todaySanders

From the Middle English Sander, a shortened form of Alexander + suffix -s.

Words from the same roots