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archaical
Archaical comes from Ancient Greek ἀρχαϊκός ‘old-fashioned’, from ἀρχαῖος ‘pertaining to the beginning’, and ultimately from ἄρχω.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄρχω‘to begin, to be first in order’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀρχή‘beginning’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀρχαῖος‘pertaining to the beginning’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀρχαϊκός‘old-fashioned’
- Englishtodayarchaical
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄρχω‘to begin, to be first in order’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀρχή‘beginning’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀρχαῖος‘pertaining to the beginning’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀρχαϊκός‘old-fashioned’
- Englishtodayarchaical
Formed from ἀρχαϊκός + -ālis
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- ‘to fit, put together’
order, reason, ready, rate, art, army, article, artist, arm, ratio, ordinary, coordination, alarm, coordinate, armor, harmony, arthritis, subordinate, ordination, ornament, articulate, ornate, inertia, arithmetic, inert, artisan, adorn, aristocratic, ordinate, armament, harmonious, harmonic, articulation, ordinator, rta, armadillo, rime, ordinal, ordo, armature, 77 more
through Ancient Greek ἄρχω ‘to begin, to be first in order’
archive, archon, archenemy, 13 more
through Ancient Greek ἀρχή ‘beginning’
Today it means
adj Archaic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἄρχω / archaical