Where does “arson” come from?

arson (Middle French) comes from Old French arçon, from Vulgar Latin arcio, from Latin arcus, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

arson (Middle French): saddle

Definitions

  1. saddle

Ancestry of “arson”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencharçonsaddle
2Vulgar Latinarciosaddlebow
3Latinarcusarc, arch; bow; rainbow
4Latinsoliumseat, chair; throne, chair of state, official...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansodyom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →