Etymology

arthrous

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Today it means: Of, pertaining to, or being the use of a term together with a grammatical article. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἄρθρον
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἄρθρον“a joint”
  2. English todayarthrous

From Ancient Greek ἄρθρον (árthron, “a joint”) + -ous.

Words from the same roots

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