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Where does “aro” come from?

aro (Portuguese) comes from Latin arum, from Ancient Greek ἄρον, from Egyptian r, from Egyptian rꜣ — goose; an item of baked goods shaped like a...

aro (Portuguese): any large circular band of material; the region...

Definitions

  1. any large circular band of material; the region...

Ancestry of “aro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarumgenitive feminine plural of aros; {{taxlink|Arum...
2Ancient Greekἄρονcuckoopint
3Egyptianropening, division; mouth; speaker, mouthpiece
4Egyptianrꜣgoose; an item of baked goods shaped like a...

Words derived from “aro”

  • arum
  • aros
  • jarro
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