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Where does “ᾰ̓́ρκτος” come from?

ᾰ̓́ρκτος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂ŕ̥tḱos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós — destroying.

ᾰ̓́ρκτος (Ancient Greek): bear; the north

Definitions

  1. bear; the north

Ancestry of “ᾰ̓́ρκτος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ŕ̥tḱosbear
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥tḱósdestroying

Words derived from “ᾰ̓́ρκτος”

  • Arctic
  • Antarctic
  • Antarctica
  • arctic
  • Arcturus
  • subarctic
  • antarctic
  • subantarctic
  • holarctic
  • Antarctican
  • circumarctic
  • panarctic
  • arcticization
  • boreoarctic
  • arctician
  • arctophilia
  • periantarctic
  • arcticize
  • Antarctician
  • arcticus
  • subantarcticus
  • antarcticus
  • Antarctica
  • Arcturus
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