Meanings
adjectivearseniferous (comparative more arseniferous, superlative most arseniferous)
comparative more arseniferous · superlative most arseniferous
- geographyContaining or producing arsenic.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰl̥h₃enyom
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam
- Proto-Iranian*jr̥Hanyam
- Old Median*zaranyam
- Old Median*kā
- Old Median*zaraniyakā
- Middle Persian*zarnīk
- Classical Syriacܙܪܢܝܟܐ (zarnīḵā)
- Arabicالزَرْنِيخ (az-zarnīḵ)
- Medieval Greekἀρσενικόν (arsenikón)
- Latinarsenicum
- Middle Frencharsenic
- Middle Englisharsenik
- Englisharsenic
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
- Proto-Italic*ferō
- Latinferō
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
- Englisharseniferous
Translations
French arsénifère
- arsénifèrecontaining or producing arsenic
Portuguese arsenífero
- arseníferocontaining or producing arsenic
Spanish arsenífero
- arseníferocontaining or producing arsenic
Cite this entry
APA
arseniferous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arseniferous
MLA
“arseniferous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arseniferous. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arseniferous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arseniferous.
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