Is 'sandal' English, or is it actually Persian?

'Sandal' is a word borrowed from Persian 'sandal'. The word entered the English language some time around the 14th century.

sandal [noun] [14th century]

• a shoe consisting of a sole strapped to the foot
• a low-cut shoe that fastens by an ankle strap
• a strap to hold on a slipper or low shoe
• a rubber overshoe cut very low

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note: Via the Greek sandalon
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin 'sandalium' from Greek 'sandalion' diminutive of 'sandalon' sandal

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