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Where does “cryopsamment” come from?

cryopsamment (English) comes from English psamment, from English psammo-, from Ancient Greek ψάμμος, from Ancient Greek ψάφμος.

cryopsamment (English): A kind of psamment found in cold climates

Definitions

  1. A kind of psamment found in cold climates

Ancestry of “cryopsamment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpsammentA kind of soil, an entisol consisting basically...
2Englishpsammo-Pertaining to sand
3Ancient Greekψάμμοςsand; something worthless; metallic ore used by...
4Ancient Greekψάφμος—
Every word from Ancient Greek ψάφμος →