arquier
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See also: arquièr
Old Occitan[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
arc + -ier, or possibly from Late Latin arcārius, alteration of arcuārius, from Latin arcus (“bow”). Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French archier.
Noun[edit]
arquier 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 (in German), volumes 25: Refonte Apaideutos–Azymus, page 124