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Where does “arena” come from?

arena (Italian) comes from Latin arēna, from Latin harēna, from Latin hasena.

arena (Italian): sand; beach or lido; space in a classical...

Definitions

  1. sand; beach or lido; space in a classical...

Ancestry of “arena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarēna—
2Latinharēna—
3Latinhasena—

Words derived from “arena”

  • arenosità
  • arenicolo
  • arenoso
  • arenarsi
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