LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

arcifer

arcifer (feminine arcifera, neuter arciferum)
Classical[ˈar.kɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈar.t͡ʃi.fer]

Meaning

  1. adjectivepoeticbow-bearing

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativein -er
arcifer		arciferaarciferum
genitivearciferīarciferaearciferī
dativearciferōarciferaearciferō
accusativearciferumarciferamarciferum
ablativearciferōarciferāarciferō
vocativearciferarciferaarciferum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativearciferīarciferaearcifera
genitivearciferōrumarciferārumarciferōrum
dativearciferīsarciferīsarciferīs
accusativearciferōsarciferāsarcifera
ablativearciferīsarciferīsarciferīs
vocativearciferīarciferaearcifera

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erkʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erkʷos
  3. Proto-Italic*arkuos
  4. Latinarcifer

Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bʰorós Proto-Italic *-foros Latin -fer Latin arcifer From arcus (“bow”) + -fer (“-bearing”).

Quick answers

What does arcifer mean in Latin?
arcifer, a adjective, means “bow-bearing”.
How do you pronounce arcifer?
In classical Latin, [ˈar.kɪ.fɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈar.t͡ʃi.fer].
Where does arcifer come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷ- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷos → Proto-Italic *arkuos → Latin arcifer.