Where does “archeress” come from?
archeress (English) comes from English archer, from Middle English archer, from Old French archier, from Latin arcārius, from Latin arcuārius, from Latin arcus, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom — to sit.
archeress (English): A female archer
Definitions
- A female archer
Ancestry of “archeress”, step by step
archeress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English archer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | archer | One who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from... |
| 2 | Middle English | archer | — |
| 3 | Old French | archier | archer |
| 4 | Latin | arcārius | — |
| 5 | Latin | arcuārius | bow |
| 6 | Latin | arcus | arc, arch; bow; rainbow |
| 7 | Latin | solium | seat, chair; throne, chair of state, official... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sodyom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |