-arch
suffixUK /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