arc

Catalan

noun
Definitions
  • bow (weapon)
  • (music) bow used to play string instruments
  • (geometry) arc
  • (architecture) arch

Etymology

Inherited from Old Occitan arc inherited from Latin arcus (bow, arc, arch, a bow, curve) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷo- (arrow, bow).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂erkʷo-

Gloss

arrow, bow

Concept
Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji
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