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

arteralgia, arteria, arteriae, arterial, arteriectomy, arteries, arteriola, arteriole, arteriolitis, arteriolonephrosclerosis, arteriomotor, arteriosus, arteriosus, arteriosympathectomy, arteriotomy, arteritis, arterivirus, arterylike, thromboendarterectomy

Notes

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

See Also

Aort