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Archi-
Ar′chi-
.[L.,
archi-
, Gr. ἀρχι-
, a prefix which is from the same root as ἄρχειν
to be first, to begin; ἀρχη
the first place, beginning; ἀρχόσ
chief. Cf. AS. arce-
, erce-
, OHG. erzi-
, G. erz-
.] A prefix signifying chief, arch;
as,
. In archi
tect, archi
episcopal(Biol.)
and (Anat.)
it usually means primitive, original, ancestral; as,
. archi
pterygium, the primitive fin or wingDefinition 2025
archi-
archi-
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin archi- (“chief, early”), from Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “chief, leading”), from ἄρχω (árkhō, “I begin, lead, rule, govern”)
Prefix
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Derived terms
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English
Prefix
archi-
Derived terms
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Translations
chief, highest, most extreme
See also
French
Prefix
archi-
- arch- (used for intensiveness)
Derived terms
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Italian
Prefix
archi-
Derived terms
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Latin
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ar.kʰi/, [ar.kʰɪ]
Prefix
archi-
Derived terms
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Descendants
- Portuguese: arqui- (borrowing), arce-, arci-