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
Ancestry of “arche”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | arche | arch |
| 2 | Late Latin | arca | chest, box, coffer, safe; coffin; ark |
| 3 | Latin | arcus | arc, arch; bow; rainbow |
| 4 | Latin | solium | seat, chair; throne, chair of state, official... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sodyom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | — |
Words derived from “arche”