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Where does “arce” come from?

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

arce (Latin): ablative singular of arx; second-person singular...

Definitions

  1. ablative singular of arx; second-person singular...

Ancestry of “arce”, step by step

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