Where does “xeropsamment” come from?
xeropsamment (English) comes from English psamment, from English psammo-, from Ancient Greek ψάμμος, from Ancient Greek ψάφμος.
xeropsamment (English): A kind of psamment found in areas with a xeric...
Definitions
- A kind of psamment found in areas with a xeric...
Ancestry of “xeropsamment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | psamment | A kind of soil, an entisol consisting basically... |
| 2 | English | psammo- | Pertaining to sand |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ψάμμος | sand; something worthless; metallic ore used by... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ψάφμος | — |