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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,
archi
tect,
archi
episcopal
. In
(Biol.)
and
(Anat.)
it usually means primitive, original, ancestral;
as,
archi
pterygium, the primitive fin or wing
.

Definition 2024


archi-

archi-

See also: archi, Archi, and -archi

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin archi- (chief, early), from Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-, chief, leading), from ἄρχω (árkhō, I begin, lead, rule, govern)

Prefix

archi-

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Derived terms

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English

Prefix

archi-

  1. chief, highest, most important
  2. earlier, primitive

Derived terms

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Translations

See also


French

Prefix

archi-

  1. arch- (used for intensiveness)

Derived terms

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Italian

Prefix

archi-

  1. arch-

Derived terms

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Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ar.kʰi/, [ar.kʰɪ]

Prefix

archi-

  1. arch-, archi-

Derived terms

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Descendants

  • Portuguese: arqui- (borrowing), arce-, arci-

Spanish

Prefix

archi-

  1. archi-, arch-

Derived terms

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