Where does “arquier” come from?

arquier (Old Occitan) comes from Latin arcārius, from Latin arcuārius, from Latin arcus, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

arquier (Old Occitan): archer

Definitions

  1. archer

Ancestry of “arquier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarcārius—
2Latinarcuāriusbow
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- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sodyom →Every word from Latin solium →