Where does “archer” come from?

archer (Middle English) comes from Old French archier, from Latin arcārius, from Latin arcuārius, from Latin arcus, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

Ancestry of “archer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencharchierarcher
2Latinarcārius
3Latinarcuāriusbow
4Latinarcusarc, arch; bow; rainbow
5Latinsoliumseat, chair; throne, chair of state, official...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansodyom
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “archer

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sodyomEvery word from Latin solium
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