arquier

See also: arquièr

Old Occitan

Alternative forms

• archer
• archier
• arquer

Etymology

arc +‎ -ier, or possibly from Late Latin arcārius, alteration of arcuārius, from Latin arcus (“bow”). Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French archier.

Noun

arquier m (oblique plural arquiers, nominative singular arquiers, nominative plural arquier)

1. archer (one who fires arrows from a bow)

Descendants

• Occitan: arquièr

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “arcus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 25: Refonte Apaideutos–Azymus, page 124