Etymology

arcus

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Today it means: A white band of cholesterol that forms at the edge of the cornea Full definition →

Latin arcus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromarcus
  2. English todayarcus

Borrowed from Latin arcus. Doublet of arc and arco. Distantly related to arrow.

Words from the same roots

Latinarcus all →

arcadearcarcharcherarsonarbalestarblastarc-archivoltarciformarcographarcosoliumarculusgonarcus

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