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Where does “arcaded” come from?

Arcaded comes from English arcade, from French arcade, from Italian arcata, from Latin arcus meaning "bow," from Proto-Indo-European h₂erkʷo- and -tós.

arcaded (English): Provided or furnished with arcades

Definitions

  1. Provided or furnished with arcades

Ancestry of “arcaded”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharcadeA row of arches; A covered passage, usually with...
2Frencharcadearcade; arch, ridge
3Italianarcataarcade, arch, span; arch
4Latinarcusarc, arch; bow; rainbow
5Latinsoliumseat, chair; throne, chair of state, official...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansodyom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →