Where does “arqueiro” come from?

arqueiro (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese arqueiro, from Late Latin arcarius, from Latin arcuarius, from Latin arcus, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

arqueiro (Galician): archer; bowman

Definitions

  1. archer; bowman

Ancestry of “arqueiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesearqueiroarcher; bowman
2Late Latinarcariuscash, treasury
3Latinarcuariusbow
4Latinarcusarc, arch; bow; rainbow
5Latinsoliumseat, chair; throne, chair of state, official...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansodyom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sodyom →Every word from Latin solium →