Arter

Morpheme

Arter

Type

bound base

Denotation

blood vessel distinct from a vein

Etymology

Middle English arterie; Anglo-Norman arterie; Old French artaire; Latin artēria; Ancient Greek ărtērĭ́ā

Evidence

aortoarteritis, arteralgia, arteria, arteriae, arterial, arteriectomy, arteries, arteriola, arteriole, arteriolitis, arteriolonephrosclerosis, arteriomotor, arteriosus, arteriosus, arteriosympathectomy, arteriotomy, arteritic, arteritides, arteritis, arterivirus, arterylike, endarteritis, eparterial, omphaloarteritis, periarteritis, polyarteritis, thromboendarterectomy

Notes

<r> does not double because the stress falls on the first syllable
artery and arteria are doublets

See Also

Aort