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Arctos.

Ursa Major and Ursa Minor

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

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  1. Ursa Major and Ursa Minor

    declension-2 · feminine · in-plural

  2. north

    declension-2 · feminine · in-plural · metonymically

  3. north

    declension-2 · feminine · metonymically · singular
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos Proto-Hellenic *árktos Ancient Greek ἄρκτος (árktos) Ancient Greek Ἄρκτος (Árktos)bor. ▲ Ancient Greek ἄρκτος (árktos)bor. Latin Arctos Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄρκτος (Árktos, “Ursa Major”) and ἄρκτος (árktos, “the north”). Doublet of ursus.

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