The story
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓́ρθρον (ắrthron)
- English todayarthro-
From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Ancient Greek ἄρθρον (árthron, “a joint”). By surface analysis, arthr- + -o-.
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekἄρθρον all →
arthropodarthrosisanarthrous-arthriaarthrocentesisarthrodyniaarthroncusarthrostracousarthrous
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.