Where does “arenaceous” come from?
arenaceous (English) comes from Latin arenaceus, from Latin arena, from Latin harena, from Latin hasena.
arenaceous (English): Sandy; Growing in sandy soil; Arenitic
Definitions
- Sandy; Growing in sandy soil; Arenitic
Ancestry of “arenaceous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | arenaceus | Alternative form of harēnāceus; sandy |
| 2 | Latin | arena | Alternative form of harēna; vocative singular of... |
| 3 | Latin | harena | sand; slime, mud, "līmus"; sand, sands, a sandy... |
| 4 | Latin | hasena | — |