Ancient Greek

ἄρχω

‘to begin, to be first in order’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Ancient Greek ἄρχω.

21 English words in this record descend from Ancient Greek ἄρχω, most familiar first.

• arch
• archive ← archives ← archīvum ← ἀρχεῖον ← *ἀρχεῖος
• anarchy ← anarchia ← ἀναρχία ← ἄναρχος ← ἀρχή
• anarchist ← anarchiste ← anarchie ← ἀναρχία ← ἄναρχος
• archaic ← archaism ← ἀρχαϊκός ← ἀρχαῖος ← ἀρχή
• archetype ← architipe ← archetypum ← ἀρχέτυπον ← ἀρχέτυπος
• archon ← ἄρχων
• archenemy
• arche ← ἀρχή
• arkose ← ἀρχαῖος ← ἀρχή
• autarchy ← autarchia ← αὐταρχία ← αὔταρχος
• archvillain

More words from ἄρχω

• archeus
• archaebacterium
• archaize
• archontes
• archeopteryx
• archaical
• archical
• archontology
• enomotarch

Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἄρχω