English word origin

Etymology of arent

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

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

adj

Drying out, parching, withering.

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Root classification mention*h₂eHs-ine-pro
Learned-borrowing mentionārentemla
Derivation mention*h₂eHs-ine-pro · to be dry; to dry; to burn; ashes

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Source etymology 2

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verb

Misspelling of aren't.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

See aren't.

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