aro

Meaning

1. (masculine) hoop, circle, ring
2. (masculine) handle (round)
3. (masculine) loon (bird)

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈaɾʊ]

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: arvum

In summary

Unclear. Perhaps from local Medieval Latin arum (“monastical farmland”), from Latin arvum, from arvus, with posterior semantic evolution "lands of a monastery" > "border" > "ring". Alternatively, from a substrate language.