Where does “arceo” come from?

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

arceo (Latin): I shut up, enclose; box in; I keep off, ward off;...

Definitions

  1. I shut up, enclose; box in; I keep off, ward off;...

Ancestry of “arceo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicarkeōto contain
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erk-to protect, guard, hold, lock

Words derived from “arceo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk-