English
archeus
Archeus comes from Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος ‘original, ancient’, from ἀρχή ‘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 BCEἀρχαῖοςarkhaîos‘original, ancient’
- Englishearliest quotation 1653archeus
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 BCEἀρχαῖοςarkhaîos‘original, ancient’
- Englishearliest quotation 1653archeus
Earliest quotation: 1653, Henry More, London: […] Roger Daniel: “[T]o acknovvledge any other Archeus, being inextricable difficulties along…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- ‘to fit, put together’
order, reason, ready, rate, art, article, army, artist, arm, ratio, ordinary, alarm, harmony, coordination, coordinate, armor, subordinate, arthritis, ordination, articulate, ornament, arithmetic, ornate, inertia, harmonic, inert, aristocratic, artisan, adorn, articulation, ordinate, armament, harmonious, ordinator, ordinal, rta, armadillo, rime, harmonize, ordain, 78 more
through Ancient Greek ἄρχω ‘to begin, to be first in order’
through Ancient Greek ἀρχή ‘beginning’
through Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος ‘original, ancient’
Today it means
noun The vital principle or force believed by the Paracelsians to be responsible for alchemical reactions within living bodies, and hence for the growth and continuation of life.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἄρχω / archeus