Etymology of the Greek word archaios (ἀρχαῖος)
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 Greek
archaio-,
archaikos,
archaia,
arkhaikos,
arkhaizeinDerivations in other languages
English
archaean, English
archean, English
archeozoic, English
Archean, French
archéen, French
archéoptéryx, Italian
archeo, Italian
archeo-, Latin
Archaeobacteria, Latin
Archeoleersia, Latin
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