myEtymology.com: English etymology of overarch

Etymology of the English word overarch

the English word overarch

derived from the English word arch

derived from the Old French word arche

derived 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

using the English prefix over-

derived from the English word over

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *uberi

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *uper

Derivations in English

overarching