Where does “arca” come from?

arca (Late Latin) comes from Latin arcus, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

arca (Late Latin): chest, box, coffer, safe; coffin; ark

Definitions

  1. chest, box, coffer, safe; coffin; ark

Ancestry of “arca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarcusarc, arch; bow; rainbow
2Latinsoliumseat, chair; throne, chair of state, official...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansodyom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “arca”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sodyom →Every word from Latin solium →