Masculine

arqueiro

Meaning

(masculine) archer; bowman (soldier armed with a bow)
(masculine) archer (person who practices the sport of archery)
(Brazil, masculine) goalkeeper (player who guards the goal)

τοξότης

arcarius

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aʁˈke(j).ɾu/

Inherited from Latin

arcus

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese arqueiro, from Vulgar Latin *arcārius, alteration of arcuārius (“of bows”), from Latin arcus (“bow”). By surface analysis, arco + -eiro.

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