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Where does “arche” come from?

arche (French) comes from Old French arche, from Late Latin arca, from Latin arcus, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.

arche (French): arch; ark

Definitions

  1. arch; ark

Ancestry of “arche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencharchearch
2Late Latinarcachest, box, coffer, safe; coffin; ark
3Latinarcusarc, arch; bow; rainbow
4Latinsoliumseat, chair; throne, chair of state, official...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansodyom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-—

Words derived from “arche”

  • archelle
  • archer
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