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What is the latin root for arm?

The Latin root for "arm" is brachium.

This root is found in words like:

* Brachial: relating to the arm

* Brachiate: to climb by using arms and branches

* Brachiopod: a marine animal with a shell that is hinged like an arm

* Brachialgia: pain in the arm

* Brachial plexus: a network of nerves that innervates the arm

It's interesting to note that the word "arm" itself is of Germanic origin, not Latin.

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