arteria

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ
2. Latin · learned borrowing fromartēria“a windpipe; an artery”
3. English todayarteria

Learned borrowing from Latin artēria (“a windpipe; an artery”), from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (ărtērĭ́ā). Doublet of artery.

Words from the same roots