- that it was
formed by joining. In Gaul, half of a
jugerum was
called an
arepennis (“head of a furrow”). It was the
measure of a
plowed furrow before the...
-
boundaries between territories:
Arpenaz and its waterfall, of the
Gaulish "
arepennis"
meaning end of the land. Tête du
Colonney can be
reached from the North...
- 'arpent acre' OSp arapende, Sp arpende, Prov
arpen ML arependis, fr
Latin arepennis, from
Gaulish OIr
airchenn 'short mete or
bound (abuttal); end, extremity'...
- Seyc****es. The word
arpent is
believed to
derive from the Late
Latin arepennis (equal to half a jugerum),
which in turn
comes from the
Gaulish *are-penno-...
- acre'
Latin borrowing (old measurement)
likely from
Gaulish *arpen or
arepennis,
cognate of
French arpent,
Spanish arapende akin to Old
Irish airchenn...
