arent

arent · adjective¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*h₂eHs-“to be dry; to dry; to burn; ashes”
2. Latin · learned borrowing fromārentem
3. English todayarent

Learned borrowing from Latin ārentem, the accusative singular form of ārēns (“drying, parching; withering”), the present participle of āreō (“to be dry or parched; to be dried up or withered”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- (“to be dry; to dry; to burn; ashes”).

arent · verb²

See aren't.

Words from the same roots