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Where does “arcatura” come from?

arcatura (Latin) comes from Latin arca, from Latin arceo, from Proto-Italic arkeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- — to protect, guard, hold, lock.

arcatura (Latin): square landmark for surveyors

Definitions

  1. square landmark for surveyors

Ancestry of “arcatura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarcachest, box, coffer, safe; coffin; ark
2LatinarceoI shut up, enclose; box in; I keep off, ward off;...
3Proto-Italicarkeō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erk-to protect, guard, hold, lock
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