Where does “arcanity” come from?
arcanity (English) comes from English arcane, from Latin arcānus, from Latin arca, from Latin arceo, from Proto-Italic arkeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- — to protect, guard, hold, lock.
arcanity (English): The quality of being arcane
Definitions
- The quality of being arcane
Ancestry of “arcanity”, step by step
arcanity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English arcane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | arcane | Understood by only a few; Obscure, mysterious;... |
| 2 | Latin | arcānus | hidden, secret, private, mysterious |
| 3 | Latin | arca | chest, box, coffer, safe; coffin; ark |
| 4 | Latin | arceo | I shut up, enclose; box in; I keep off, ward off;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | arkeō | to contain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erk- | to protect, guard, hold, lock |