Where does “arch” come from?

arch (Middle English) comes from Old French arche, from Late Latin arca, from Latin arcus, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

arch (Middle English): arch; arc

Definitions

  1. arch; arc

Ancestry of “arch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencharchearch
2Late Latinarcachest, box, coffer, safe; coffin; ark
3Latinarcusarc, arch; bow; rainbow
4Latinsoliumseat, chair; throne, chair of state, official...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansodyom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “arch”

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