Where does “arcade” come from?

arcade (French) comes from Italian arcata, from Latin arcus, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

arcade (French): arcade; arch, ridge

Definitions

  1. arcade; arch, ridge

Ancestry of “arcade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianarcataarcade, arch, span; arch
2Latinarcusarc, arch; bow; rainbow
3Latinsoliumseat, chair; throne, chair of state, official...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansodyom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “arcade”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sodyom →Every word from Latin solium →