Etymology

arculus

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Today it means: A crossvein between the radius and cubitus near the base of the wing in certain insects Full definition →

Latin arcus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromarcus“bow, curve”
  2. English todayarculus

Diminutive of Latin arcus (“bow, curve”).

Words from the same roots

Latinarcus all →

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