Arabic 'ʿarq' in the English language

'Erg' is a word borrowed from Arabic 'ʿarq'. The word entered the English language some time around 1873.

erg [noun] [1873]

A centimeter-gram-second unit of work equal to the work done by a force of one dyne acting through a distance of one ce...

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note: An area of shifting sand dunes in the Sahara.
Etymology: Greek 'ergon' work

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