Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

archnemesis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables: arch-neme-sis
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chief nemesis.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ-der.? Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-)der. Latin archi-bor. Old English arċe- Middle English arch- English arch- English nemesis English archnemesis From arch- + nemesis.

Inflected Forms

archnemeses (plural)

Synonyms

archenemy archfoe archvillain

Questions

What does archnemesis mean?: A chief nemesis.
Where does archnemesis come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ-der.? Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-)der. Latin archi-bor. Old English arċe- Middle English arch- English arch- English nemesis English archnemesis From arch- + nemesis.

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