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

  1. A kind of psamment found in areas with a xeric...

Ancestry of “xeropsamment”, 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 →Every word from English psammo- →Every word from Ancient Greek ψάμμος →
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