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Where does “aréage” come from?

aréage (French) comes from French are, from Latin ārea, from Proto-Italic āzeā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

aréage (French): area of land measured in ares

Definitions

  1. area of land measured in ares

Ancestry of “aréage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frencharean are
2Latinārea—
3Proto-Italicāzeā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-e-yeh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
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