Where does “アーチ” come from?

アーチ (Japanese) comes from English arch, from Middle English arch, from Old French arche, from Late Latin arca, from Latin arcus, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

アーチ (Japanese): arch; an arch of greenery; home run

Definitions

  1. arch; an arch of greenery; home run

Ancestry of “アーチ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharchAn inverted U shape; An arch-shaped arrangement...
2Middle Englisharcharch; arc
3Old Frencharchearch
4Late Latinarcachest, box, coffer, safe; coffin; ark
5Latinarcusarc, arch; bow; rainbow
6Latinsoliumseat, chair; throne, chair of state, official...
7Proto-Indo-Europeansodyom
8Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sodyomEvery word from Latin solium