2007-10-26 04:29:51 · 7 answers · asked by Didy 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
This what I found. http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=sand&searchmode=none
Etymology is the study of words. Go to your local library and research more etymology.
2007-10-26 04:44:16 · answer #1 · answered by Lady Geologist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sand Sand Sand
2016-12-15 03:15:05 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, sand was named in honor of Eduardo Sandovar, a Spanish fellow who built a boat in 1434 on a beach in Spain. Captain Sandovar reasoned rightly that it would take a large boat to get to the rumored "new world" but did not reckon with the fact that the beach dirt would keep him from launching his boat because of its mass. Eduardo became the laughingstock of his little town and beach dirt came to be called Sandovar's Nemesis. With the passage of time nemesis was dropped and sandovar was shortened to just plain sand.
And now you know the rest of the story.
2007-10-26 06:30:43 · answer #3 · answered by Flyboy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sand is sand. Geologists named it as sand.
2007-10-26 05:44:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Darned if I know!! I guess the simplest answer would be; "Why is an Elephant called an Elephant? Because it looks like one!!
2007-10-26 06:24:33 · answer #5 · answered by JOHN A 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
excellent question,but I cannot find an answer for you sorry
2007-10-26 12:01:16 · answer #6 · answered by cooka 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ADAM, GOD BROUGHT EVERYTHING TO HIM AND HE NAMED THEM.SEE GENESIS CHAPTER 2 VERSES 19 AND 20
2007-10-26 05:02:48 · answer #7 · answered by Loren S 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋