Etymology

archivolt

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Today it means: An ornamental molding or band following the curve on the underside of an arch. Full definition →

French archivolte ← Italian archivolto ← Latin arcus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromarcus“arch”
  2. Italian · derived fromarchivolto
  3. French · derived fromarchivolte
  4. English todayarchivolt

From French archivolte, from Italian archivolto, from Latin arcus (“arch”), volta (“vault”).

Words from the same roots

Latinarcus all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.