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Where does “arciform” come from?

arciform (English) comes from Latin arcus, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.

arciform (English): Having the form of a bow

Definitions

  1. Having the form of a bow

Ancestry of “arciform”, step by step

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