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Where does “arcanamente” come from?

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

arcanamente (Spanish): arcanely

Definitions

  1. arcanely

Ancestry of “arcanamente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanisharcanoarcane; mystery
2Latinarcānus—
3Latinarcachest, box, coffer, safe; coffin; ark
4LatinarceoI shut up, enclose; box in; I keep off, ward off;...
5Proto-Italicarkeō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erk-to protect, guard, hold, lock
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