Etymology of the English word archaism
the English word
archaismderived from the New Latin word
archaismusderived from the Greek word
archaismos, ἀρχαϊσμός
derived from the Greek word
arkhaizeinderived from the Greek word
archaios, ἀρχαῖος (original or primeval)
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
derived from the New Latin word
archaeismusderived from the Greek word
archaismos, ἀρχαϊσμός
derived from the Greek word
arkhaizeinderived from the Greek word
archaios, ἀρχαῖος (original or primeval)
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
derived from the Latin word
archaismderived from the Greek word
archaismos, ἀρχαϊσμός
derived from the Greek word
arkhaizeinderived from the Greek word
archaios, ἀρχαῖος (original or primeval)
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
Date
The earliest known usage of archaism in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
