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arcus.

bow, arc, coil, arch; rainbow; anything arched or curved;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈar.kʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈar.kus]
  1. arc, arch

    declension-4 · masculine
  2. bow (arc-shaped weapon used for archery)

    declension-4 · masculine
  3. rainbow

    declension-4 · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *arkuos (“bow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷos (“bow, arrow”). Cognate to Old English earh, whence English arrow, as well as Proto-Slavic *orkyta (“willow”) and Ancient Greek ἄρκευθος (árkeuthos, “juniper”), owing to juniper and willow twigs being used to make bows due to their flexibility.

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