Etymology of the French word archaïsme
the French word
archaïsmederived from the Vulgar Latin word
archaismosderived 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 archaïsme in French dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in French
archaïque,
archaïserDerivations in other languages
Romanian
arhaism
