Where does “arcade” come from?

arcade (Dutch) comes from French arcade, from Italian arcata, from Latin arcus, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

arcade (Dutch): arcade array of arches

Definitions

  1. arcade array of arches

Ancestry of “arcade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frencharcadearcade; arch, ridge
2Italianarcataarcade, arch, span; arch
3Latinarcusarc, arch; bow; rainbow
4Latinsoliumseat, chair; throne, chair of state, official...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansodyom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “arcade”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sodyom →Every word from Latin solium →