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Where does “arclet” come from?

arclet (English) comes from English ARC, from Middle English ark, from Old French arc, from Latin arcus, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.

arclet (English): A small arc of a galaxy

Definitions

  1. A small arc of a galaxy

Ancestry of “arclet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishARCAcronym of advanced reader's copy, a copy of a...
2Middle EnglisharkThe path of the sun across the sky
3Old Frencharcbow; arch
4Latinarcusarc, arch; bow; rainbow
5Latinsoliumseat, chair; throne, chair of state, official...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansodyom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-—
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