Where does “arquer” come from?

arquer (Catalan) comes from Latin arcuārius, from Latin arcus, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

arquer (Catalan): archer

Definitions

  1. archer

Ancestry of “arquer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarcuāriusbow
2Latinarcusarc, arch; bow; rainbow
3Latinsoliumseat, chair; throne, chair of state, official...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansodyom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sodyom →Every word from Latin solium →