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arche-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables
arche-
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Alternative spelling of archae-.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “ancient”, “primitive”), from ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “beginning”).

Questions

What does arche- mean?
Alternative spelling of archae-.
Where does arche- come from?
From Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “ancient”, “primitive”), from ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “beginning”).

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