English

Perseus Arm

From Perseus + arm.

A compound of Perseus + arm

Ancient Greek Περσεύς

Latin Perseus

Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- ‘to join’

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Proto-Germanic *armaz

Proto-West Germanic *arm

Old English earm

Middle English arm

English arm

Today it means

name A spiral arm in Milky Way Galaxy.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Perseus Arm