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Where does “arena” come from?

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

arena (Spanish): sand, gravel; bullfight arena; boxing ring

Definitions

  1. sand, gravel; bullfight arena; boxing ring

Ancestry of “arena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarēna—
2Latinharēna—
3Latinhasena—

Words derived from “arena”

  • arena
Every word from Latin hasena →