Where does “ark” come from?

Ark comes from Old English ærc, from Latin arca meaning "chest or box," from Latin arceo meaning "to enclose," from Proto-Italic arkeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk-.

ark (English): A large box with a flat lid; Noah's Ark: the ship...

Definitions

  1. A large box with a flat lid; Noah's Ark: the ship...

Ancestry of “ark”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishærc—
2Latinarcachest, box, coffer, safe; coffin; ark
3LatinarceoI shut up, enclose; box in; I keep off, ward off;...
4Proto-Italicarkeōto contain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erk-to protect, guard, hold, lock

Words derived from “ark”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- →