Where does “coërcere” come from?
coërcere (Latin) comes from Latin arceo, from Proto-Italic arkeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- — to protect, guard, hold, lock.
Ancestry of “coërcere”, step by step
coërcere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin arceo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | arceo | I shut up, enclose; box in; I keep off, ward off;... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | arkeō | to contain |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erk- | to protect, guard, hold, lock |
via Latin arcere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | arcere | present active infinitive of arceō; second-person... |