-arch

suffix

-arch

suffix

UK /ɑːk/ · CA, US /ɑɹk/

Etymology From Late Latin -archa, from Latin -archēs, from Ancient Greek -άρχης (-árkhēs), from ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “rule, government”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ- (“to begin, rule, command”).

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Morpheme leading, leader

Related terms
archi-, archon

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