Arcade
/ɑːrˈkeɪd/noun
A covered passageway with arches, or a row of connected arches; by extension, a place with coin-operated games.
Did you know?“Arcade” ultimately traces back to Latin Arcādia, the name of a pastoral region in Greece, because a grove of trees became a poetic image for a shaded, arched walkway.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Arkadía
“Arcadia, a mountainous region of Greece associated in literature with rustic pastoral life”
Latin
Latin
Arcadia
“Arcadia; later a literary symbol of an idealized rural paradise”
Late Latin
Latin
arcata
“An arched structure or covered passage”
Old French
French
arcade
“A row of arches, or an arched gallery”
18th Century
English
arcade
“A covered passageway lined with shops”
20th Century
English
arcade
“A place containing coin-operated amusement machines”