arșinic

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arșinic

[arˈʃi.nik]

Where it comes from

From urșinic (“silk”), from an antecedent shared with notable variant urușnic, probably inherited from Vulgar Latin *holoserinicus (“silken”), based on Latin holosēricus. Less likely, a substrate word.

noun arșinici · arșinic · arșinicul · arșinicii

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

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Maltese cross plant

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@misc{ars_inic_2026,
  title = {arșinic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/ar%C8%99inic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}