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Where does “arvus” come from?

arvus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic *arawos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

arvus (Latin): arable; ploughed, cultivated

Definitions

  1. arable; ploughed, cultivated

Ancestry of “arvus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*arawos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

Words derived from “arvus”

  • arvicoline
  • arvicole
  • arvalis
  • arvum
  • arvo
  • Arvicola
  • Arvicolinae
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