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Where does “arpent” come from?

arpent (French) comes from Late Latin arepennis, from Gaulish are-penno- — end, extremity of a field.

arpent (French): arpent

Definitions

  1. arpent

Ancestry of “arpent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinarepennissurface of a field
2Gaulishare-penno-end, extremity of a field

Words derived from “arpent”

  • arpent
  • arpenteur
  • arpentage
  • arpenter
Every word from Gaulish are-penno- →