Etymology

arenite

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Today it means: Any sedimentary rock with a grain size in the sand range on the Wentworth scale. Full definition →

Latin arēna
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  1. Latin · derived fromarēna“sand”
  2. English todayarenite

Latin arēna (“sand”) + -ite

Words from the same roots

Latinarēna all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.