Where does “arcane” come from?
arcane (Italian) comes from Italian arcano, from Latin arcānus, from Latin arca, from Latin arceo, from Proto-Italic arkeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- — to protect, guard, hold, lock.
arcane (Italian): feminine plural of arcano
Definitions
- feminine plural of arcano
Ancestry of “arcane”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | arcano | arcane; eerie; mystery |
| 2 | Latin | arcānus | hidden, secret, private, mysterious |
| 3 | Latin | arca | chest, box, coffer, safe; coffin; ark |
| 4 | Latin | arceo | I shut up, enclose; box in; I keep off, ward off;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | arkeō | to contain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erk- | to protect, guard, hold, lock |