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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

  1. Sandy; Growing in sandy soil; Arenitic

Ancestry of “arenaceous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinarenaceusAlternative form of harēnāceus; sandy
2LatinarenaAlternative form of harēna; vocative singular of...
3Latinharenasand; slime, mud, "līmus"; sand, sands, a sandy...
4Latinhasena—
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