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arceo.

to keep off, keep away, ward off, reject, repel

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈar.ke.oː]Classical-Latin[ˈar.t͡ʃe.o]
  1. to keep off, keep away, ward off, reject, repel

    conjugation-2 · transitive
  2. to prevent, hinder

    conjugation-2 · transitive
  3. to confine, keep close

    conjugation-2 · transitive
  4. to shut up, enclose

    conjugation-2 · transitive
  5. to keep away, take off, move away, alienate

    conjugation-2 · transitive
  6. to defend, protect (from)

    conjugation-2 · transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂erk- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂orkéyeti Proto-Italic *arkeō Latin arceō From Proto-Italic *arkeō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ork-éye-ti, causative present of the root *h₂erk- (“to protect”). Cognates include Old Armenian արգել (argel, “obstacle”) and Ancient Greek ἀρκέω (arkéō).

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