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Where does “psamment” come from?

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

psamment (English): A kind of soil, an entisol consisting basically...

Definitions

  1. A kind of soil, an entisol consisting basically...

Ancestry of “psamment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpsammo-Pertaining to sand
2Ancient Greekψάμμοςsand; something worthless; metallic ore used by...
3Ancient Greekψάφμος—

Words derived from “psamment”

  • udipsamment
  • cryopsamment
  • xeropsamment
Every word from Ancient Greek ψάφμος →