Etymology of the English word sandalwood
the English word
sandalwoodderived from the English word
sandalderived from the Medieval Latin word
sandalumderived from the Late Greek word
sandanonderived from the Sanskrit word
candanaderived from the Arabic word
ṣandalderived from the Old French word
sandalederived from the Latin word
sandalium (slipper, sandal)
derived from the Greek word
sandalion, σανδάλιον (of uncertain origin); a slipper or sole-pad)
derived from the Greek word
sandalon, σάνδαλον
derived from the Latin word
sandalderived from the Greek word
sandalion, σανδάλιον (of uncertain origin); a slipper or sole-pad)
derived from the Greek word
sandalon, σάνδαλον
derived from the English word
woodderived from the English word
wududerived from the Arabic word
wududerived from the Arabic word
wudūʾderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*widuzderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*woth-derived from the English word
sandalDate
The earliest known usage of sandalwood in English dates from the 14th century.
Cognates
Dutch
sandelhout, French
santal, German
Sandelholz, Icelandic
sandelstré, Swedish
sandelträUsage
Word found in Modern English
