Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗noun
An inverted U shape. · An arch-shaped arrangement of trapezoidal stones, designed to redistribute downward force outward. · An architectural element having the shape of an arch · Any place covered by an arch; an archway.
verb
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryTo form into an arch shape. · To cover with an arch or arches.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷos Proto-Italic *arkuos Latin arcus Old French arc Old French archebor. Middle English arch English arch From Middle English arch, arche, from Old French arche (“an arch”), a feminine form of arc, from Latin arcus (“a bow, arc, arch”). Doublet of arc and arco. Displaced native Old English bīeġels and Old English hwealf.
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