archi-
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Late Latin archi- (“arch-, chief, first”), from Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “chief, leading”), from ἄρχω (árkhō, “I begin, lead, rule, govern”)
Prefix[edit]
archi-
- Synonym of arch-.
Derived terms[edit]
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek prefix ἀρχι- (arkhi-), from ἄρχω (árkhō, “I begin, lead, rule, govern”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ- (“to begin, rule, command”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
archi-
- Alternative form of arch-.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
chief, highest, most extreme
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
archi-
- arch- (used for intensiveness), ultra-
- (colloquial) dead (extremely)
Derived terms[edit]
Italian[edit]
Prefix[edit]
archi-
Derived terms[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-). Productive from Late Latin on.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ar.kʰi/, [ärkʰɪ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ar.ki/, [ärki]
Prefix[edit]
archi-
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Portuguese: arqui-, arce-, arci-
- → Spanish: arqui-, archi-, arce-, arci-, arz-
- → Russian: арцы- (arcy-), арци- (arci-), архи- (arxi-)
- → Proto-West Germanic: *arci- (see there for further descendants)
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-).
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
archi-
- arch-
- archi- + diecezja → archidiecezja
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- archi- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
archi-
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “archi-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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