arșinic

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See also: arsinic

Romanian[edit]

Un arșinic

Etymology[edit]

From urșinic (silk),[1] from an antecedent shared with notable variant urușnic, probably inherited from Vulgar Latin *holoserinicus (silken), based on Latin holosēricus. Less likely, a substrate word.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

arșinic m (plural arșinici)

  1. Maltese cross (a plant species, (Silene chalcedonica, syn. Lychnis chalcedonica)

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References[edit]

  1. ^ arșinic in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)