Where does “arc-” come from?

arc- (English) comes from Latin arcus, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

arc- (English): Used to form the names of inverse trigonometric...

Definitions

  1. Used to form the names of inverse trigonometric...

Ancestry of “arc-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “arc-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →