Etymology

arteri-

Today it means: arterial (and) Full definition →

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (ărtērĭ́ā) ← Latin artēria
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  1. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (ărtērĭ́ā)
  2. Latinartēria
  3. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (ărtērĭ́ā)
  4. English todayarteri-

Either from the Latin artēria or directly from its etymon, the Ancient Greek ἀρτηρία (artēría, “trachea”, “artery”).

Words from the same roots

Latinartēria all →

arteryarteriaarteriolearterearteria innominata

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.