Meaning

noun the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole

noun a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow

adjective of or relating to the Arctic

originFrom Middle English artik, artyk (with -c- reintroduced after Latin in the 17th century), from Medieval Latin articus, from Latin arcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀρκτικός (arktikós, “northern, of the (Great) Bear”), from ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear, Ursa Major”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos (“bear”). Cognate with Latin ursus.

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