Where does “arcér” come from?
arcér (Romagnol) comes from French archer, 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.
arcér (Romagnol): archer
Definitions
- archer
Ancestry of “arcér”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | archer | archer one who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow |
| 2 | Old French | archier | archer |
| 3 | Latin | arcārius | — |
| 4 | Latin | arcuārius | bow |
| 5 | Latin | arcus | arc, arch; bow; rainbow |
| 6 | Latin | solium | seat, chair; throne, chair of state, official... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sodyom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |