Where does “arca” come from?

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

arca (Spanish): ark, chest

Definitions

  1. ark, chest

Ancestry of “arca”, step by step

arca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Spanish arca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanisharca—
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 Old Spanish arca,archa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanisharca,archa—

Words derived from “arca”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- →Every word from Proto-Italic arkeō →Every word from Latin arceo →