Where does “ark” come from?

ark (Middle English) comes from Old French arc, from Latin arcus, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

ark (Middle English): The path of the sun across the sky

Definitions

  1. The path of the sun across the sky

Ancestry of “ark”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencharcbow; arch
2Latinarcusarc, arch; bow; rainbow
3Latinsoliumseat, chair; throne, chair of state, official...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansodyom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “ark”

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