Where does “arca” come from?

arca (Romanian) comes from Italian arca, from Latin arca, from Latin arceo, from Proto-Italic arkeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- — to protect, guard, hold, lock.

arca (Romanian): backer, protector

Definitions

  1. backer, protector

Ancestry of “arca”, step by step

arca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian arca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianarcaark
2Latinarcachest, box, coffer, safe; coffin; ark
3LatinarceoI shut up, enclose; box in; I keep off, ward off;...
4Proto-Italicarkeōto contain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erk-to protect, guard, hold, lock

via Ottoman Turkish آرقه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishآرقهback, the rear of the body from the neck to the end of the spine
2Proto-Turkic*arkaback
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- →Every word from Proto-Italic arkeō →Every word from Latin arceo →