Etymology of the English word archive
the English word
archivederived from the French word
archivesderived from the Latin word
archivum (public records office; archives)
derived from the Greek word
archeion, ἀρχεῖον
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
archivaderived from the Greek word
archeiaderived from the Greek word
archeion, ἀρχεῖον
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 archive in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
archivalCognates
Dutch
archief, English
archives, French
archives, French
archive, German
Archiv, Italian
archivio, Lithuanian
archyvas, Norwegian
arkiv, Polish
archiwim, Russian
apxив, Swedish
arkivUsage
Word found in Modern English
