arcana
English
/ɑɹˈkeɪnə/
noun
Definitions
- Specialized knowledge that is mysterious to the uninitiated.
Etymology
Derived from Latin arcānus (hidden, secret) root from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erk- (guard, protect, hold, shut in).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₂erk-
Gloss
guard, protect, hold, shut in
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
💂 💂♀️ 💂♂️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- arcane English
- coerce English
- coercion English
- Orcus Latin
- arca Latin
- arcanus Latin
- arcera Latin
- arcānus Latin
- arx Latin
- coerceo Latin
- exerceo Latin
- exercitium Latin
- exercitāre Latin
- exercitātiōnem Latin
- porceo Latin
- arcano Italian
- arcano Spanish, Castilian
- ἀρκέω Ancient Greek
- *h₂erk- Proto-Indo-European
- arcano Portuguese
- arcà Catalan, Valencian
- arcano Galician
- ارگ Persian
- *arkeō Proto-Italic
- *pe-arkō, *pearkō Proto-Italic