Where does “arquibanc” come from?

arquibanc (Catalan) comes from Catalan arca, from Latin arcānus, from Latin arca, from Latin arceo, from Proto-Italic arkeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- — to protect, guard, hold, lock.

arquibanc (Catalan): storage bench

Definitions

  1. storage bench

Ancestry of “arquibanc”, step by step

arquibanc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan arca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanarcachest, coffer; ark
2Latinarcānushidden, secret, private, mysterious
3Latinarcachest, box, coffer, safe; coffin; ark
4LatinarceoI shut up, enclose; box in; I keep off, ward off;...
5Proto-Italicarkeōto contain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erk-to protect, guard, hold, lock

via Catalan banc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanbancbench; bank; shoal
2Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- →Every word from Proto-Italic arkeō →Every word from Latin arceo →