Where does “arcuate” come from?

arcuate (Italian) comes from Italian arcuare, from Latin arcuo, from Latin arcus, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

arcuate (Italian): second-person plural present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. second-person plural present indicative of...

Ancestry of “arcuate”, step by step

arcuate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian arcuare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianarcuareto arch; to bend
2LatinarcuoI make in the form of a bow, bend or curve like a...
3Latinarcusarc, arch; bow; rainbow
4Latinsoliumseat, chair; throne, chair of state, official...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansodyom
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

via Italian arcuato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianarcuatopast participle of arcuare; curved, bent; arched
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sodyomEvery word from Latin solium