Etymology

arheic

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Today it means: Having no drainage channels due to lack of rainfall. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ῥέω
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromῥέω“I flow, stream”
  2. English todayarheic

From a- (“without”) + Ancient Greek ῥέω (rhéō, “I flow, stream”) + -ic.

Words from the same roots

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