arenaceous
Meaningsandy
Common meaning: sandy in texture
- arensand; a sand-strewn fighting groundLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 840 · scan
- aceousadjective ending: having the nature of
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Latin harēna (arēna) ‘sand; a sand-strewn fighting ground’.
Roots
- harēna (arēna), -ae Latin “sand; a sand-strewn fighting ground”
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