arșinic

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See also: arsinic

Romanian

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Un arșinic

Etymology

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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

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Nomen

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arșinic m (plural arșinici)

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

Declension

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References

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