Where does “argh” come from?

argh (Cornish) comes from Latin arx, from Latin arca, from Latin arceo, from Proto-Italic arkeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- — to protect, guard, hold, lock.

argh (Cornish): chest

Definitions

  1. chest

Ancestry of “argh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarxcitadel, stronghold, fortress; height, summit,...
2Latinarcachest, box, coffer, safe; coffin; ark
3LatinarceoI shut up, enclose; box in; I keep off, ward off;...
4Proto-Italicarkeōto contain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erk-to protect, guard, hold, lock

Words derived from “argh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- →