Etymology of the English word arch
the English word
archderived from the Old French word
archederived from the Latin word
arca (ark; Ark of the Covenant; box, chest; strong-box; quadrangular landmark for surveyors)
derived from the Latin word
arcus (bow; bow, arc, coil)
derived from the Latin word
arcere (keep away, protect; ward, keep off, away)
derived from the Latin word
arche (one of Aeons; one of the four muses)
derived from the Greek word
arche, ἀρχή ((properly abstract) a commencement, or (concretely) chief (in various applications of order, time, place, or rank))
derived from the Greek word
archein, ἄρχω
using the Late Greek prefix
archi-, ἀρχι-
derived from the Greek word
archein, ἄρχω
Derivations in English
arched,
arching,
archway,
inarch,
overarch,
semiarchCognates
Dutch
archeologie, English
archeology, French
archéologie, German
Archäologie, Italian
archeologia, Lithuanian
archeologija, Polish
archeologia, Russian
apxeoлогияUsage
Word found in Modern English
