arquier
See also: arquièr
Old Occitan
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editarc + -ier, or possibly from Late Latin arcārius, alteration of arcuārius, from Latin arcus (“bow”). Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French archier.
Noun
editarquier m (oblique plural arquiers, nominative singular arquiers, nominative plural arquier)
- archer (one who fires arrows from a bow)
Descendants
edit- Occitan: arquièr
References
edit- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “arcus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 25: Refonte Apaideutos–Azymus, page 124