Where does “arqueta” come from?

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

arqueta (Spanish): small chest

Definitions

  1. small chest

Ancestry of “arqueta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanisharcaark, chest
2Old Spanisharca—
3Latinarcachest, box, coffer, safe; coffin; ark
4LatinarceoI shut up, enclose; box in; I keep off, ward off;...
5Proto-Italicarkeōto contain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erk-to protect, guard, hold, lock
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- →Every word from Proto-Italic arkeō →Every word from Latin arceo →