Where does “arqueiro” come from?

arqueiro (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese arqueiro, from Late Latin arcarius, from Latin arcuarius, from Latin arcus, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

arqueiro (Portuguese): archer; bowman; archer; goalkeeper

Definitions

  1. archer; bowman; archer; goalkeeper

Ancestry of “arqueiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesearqueiroarcher; bowman
2Late Latinarcariuscash, treasury
3Latinarcuariusbow
4Latinarcusarc, arch; bow; rainbow
5Latinsoliumseat, chair; throne, chair of state, official...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansodyom
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sodyomEvery word from Latin solium
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