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Where does “arc-” come from?

arc- (English) comes from Latin arcus, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.

arc- (English): Used to form the names of inverse trigonometric...

Definitions

  1. Used to form the names of inverse trigonometric...

Ancestry of “arc-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarcusarc, arch; bow; rainbow
2Latinsoliumseat, chair; throne, chair of state, official...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansodyom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-—

Words derived from “arc-”

  • arcsec
  • arctan
  • arctangent
  • arcsin
  • arcsine
  • arccos
  • arccosine
  • milliarcsec
  • arcsinh
  • arctanh
  • arccosh
  • microarcsec
  • arccotangent
  • arccoth
  • arcsecant
  • arccosecant
  • arcsch
  • arcsech
  • アークコサイン
  • アークコタンジェント
  • アークサイン
  • アークタンジェント
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