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Where does “Saharan” come from?

Saharan derives from English Sahara, from Arabic صَحَارَى, influenced by Spanish -ana, ultimately from Latin -anus and Proto-Italic -os, denoting a person or thing associated with a place or quality.

Saharan (English): of or pertaining to the Sahara desert; A native...

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to the Sahara desert; A native...

Ancestry of “Saharan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSahara—
2Arabicصَحَارَىdeserts

Words derived from “Saharan”

  • Nilo-Saharanist
  • Nilo-Saharan
  • sub-Saharan
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