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Where does “arco” come from?

arco (Spanish) comes from Latin arcus, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.

arco (Spanish): bow; arc; arch

Definitions

  1. bow; arc; arch

Ancestry of “arco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarcusarc, arch; bow; rainbow
2Latinsoliumseat, chair; throne, chair of state, official...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansodyom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-—

Words derived from “arco”

  • arquear
  • arcosegundo
  • arquero
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