myEtymology.com: French etymology of archaique

Etymology of the French word archaique

the French word archaique

derived from the Greek word archaikos, ἀρχαϊκός

derived 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

Derivations in other languages

English archaic

Cognates

Dutch archaisch, English archaic, German archaisch, Norwegian arkaisk, Swedish arkaisk