Etymology

sard

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Today it means: A variety of carnelian, of a rich reddish yellow or brownish red color. Full definition →

Middle English sarde ← Old French sarde ← Latin sarda
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sard · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromsarda
  2. Old French · derived fromsarde
  3. Middle English · inherited fromsarde
  4. English todaysard

From Middle English sarde, borrowed from Old French sarde, from Latin sarda, sardius. Doublet of sardius.

sard · verb2

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*sert-“to hit”
  2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*serþaną
  3. Old English · inherited fromseorþan“to violate, rape”
  4. Middle English · inherited fromserden
  5. English todaysard

From Middle English serden, from Old English seorþan (“to violate, rape”), from Proto-Germanic *serþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sert- (“to hit”).

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