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Arch-

//ɑː(ɹ)t͡ʃ// prefix

Definitions

Prefix
  1. 1
    A title in a hierarchy which indicates a higher degree of rank than its root word. morpheme

    "archeparch"

  2. 2
    Leading, foremost, primary, or principal. morpheme

    "archantagonist"

  3. 3
    Intensely, extremely, or exceptionally. augmentative, morpheme

    "archfool"

  4. 4
    Powerful, potent. morpheme

    "archmage"

  5. 5
    First; original. morpheme

    "archangel"

Etymology

From Middle English arch-, arche-, from Old English arċe-, ærċe-, erċe- (“arch-”), borrowed from Latin archi-, this stemming from Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-).

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