Etymology Explorer › EnglishWhere does “psammophilous” come from? psammophilous (English) comes from English -philous, from English -ous, from Middle English -ous, from Old French -us, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.
psammophilous (English): arenophilous, sand-loving; sand-loving
Definitions arenophilous, sand-loving; sand-loving Ancestry of “psammophilous”, step by step Step Language Word Meaning 1 English -philous having an affinity, attraction, preference or... 2 English -ous Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote... 3 Middle English -ous — 4 Old French -us -ous, used for forming adjectives 5 Latin -ōsus ose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to) 6 Old Latin -ōssus —