Etymology

santalum

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Today it means: Any of the genus Santalum of trees with entire opposite leaves and small apetalous flowers. Full definition →

Medieval Latin sandalum
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  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromsandalum
  2. English todaysantalum

From Medieval Latin sandalum, santalum. See sandal.

Words from the same roots

Medieval Latinsandalum all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.