English
arris
Arris comes from Old French areste ‘fishbone’, and goes back to Latin arista.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEarista‘beard (of grain), fishbone’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400areste‘fishbone’
- Englishtodayarris
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEarista‘beard (of grain), fishbone’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400areste‘fishbone’
- Englishtodayarris
Linked words
through Latin arista ‘beard (of grain), fishbone’
through Old French areste ‘fishbone’
Today it means
noun A sharp edge or ridge formed by the intersection of two surfaces
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin arista / arris