archi-

See also: archi, Archi, and -archi

Translingual

Etymology

Late Latin archi- (“arch-, chief, first”), from Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “chief, leading”), from ἄρχω (árkhō, “I begin, lead, rule, govern”)

Prefix

archi-

1. Synonym of arch-.

Derived terms

Translingual terms prefixed with archi-

Archiacanthocephala

Archiannelida

Archicebus

Archilejeunea

Archimyrmex

Architeuthis

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek prefix ἀρχι- (arkhi-), from ἄρχω (árkhō, “I begin, lead, rule, govern”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ- (“to begin, rule, command”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑː(ɹ)kɪ/

Prefix

archi-

1. Alternative form of arch-.

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with archi-

archiater

archipelago

archibenthic

archiblastula

archicarp

archicerebellum

archicontinent

archicortex

archicortical

archidiabolical

archidiaconate

archiepiscopacy

archiestrogen

archigrapheme

archiloquy

archimage

archipallium

archipendulum

archiphoneme

architexture

architranseme

Translations

chief, highest, most extreme

• French: archi- (fr)
• Galician: archi-
• Greek: αρχι- (el) (archi-)
• Hungarian: fő- (hu)
• Portuguese: arqui- (pt)
• Russian: архи- (ru) (arxi-)
• Spanish: archi- (es), arqui-, arzo-

earlier, primitive

• Hungarian: ős- (hu), elő- (hu)

Anagrams

• Chair, Chira, chair

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʁ.ʃi/

  • Audio (Vosges):

    (file)

• Rhymes: -i

Prefix

archi-

1. arch- (used for intensiveness), ultra-
2. (colloquial) dead (extremely)

   ‎archi- + ‎faux (“wrong”) → ‎archifaux (“dead wrong, extremely wrong”)

   ‎archi- + ‎vrai (“true”) → ‎archivrai (“extremely true”)

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with archi-

archiduchesse

archibondé

archicélèbre

archichancelier

archichancellerie

archichapelain

archicomble

archicon

archiconfrérie

archiconnu

archicontinental

archicube

archidiacre

archidiocésain

archidiocèse

archiduc

archiduché

archiépiscopal

archiépiscopat

archifaux

archimillionnaire

archiphonème

archiplein

archipresbytéral

archisimple

Italian

Prefix

archi-

1. arch-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with archi-

archianellide

archicembalo

archicorteccia

archidiacono

archidiocesi

archiepiscopale

archiginnasio

archipallio

archipendolo

archipenzolo

archipresbitero

archesporio

architrave

Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-). Productive from Late Latin on.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈar.kʰi/, [ˈärkʰɪ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈar.ki/, [ˈärki]

Prefix

archi-

1. arch-, archi-

Derived terms

Latin terms prefixed with archi-

archibasilica

archicancellarius

archiclavis

archicoenobium

archiconfraternitas

archidioecesis

archidux

archielectus

archieparchia

archieparchus

Archipoeta

archipraesul

archisodalitas

archisolium

architectonia

architriclinus

Descendants

• → Portuguese: arqui-, arce-, arci-
• → Spanish: arqui-, archi-, arce-, arci-, arz-
• → Russian: арцы- (arcy-), арци- (arci-), архи- (arxi-)
• → Proto-West Germanic: *arci- (see there for further descendants)
  • → Old English: arċe-, ærċe-, erċe-
    • Middle English: arche-
      • English: arch-

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō)

Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-)der.

Polish archi-

Derived from Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ar.xi/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -arxi
• Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Prefix

archi-

1. arch-

   ‎archi- + ‎diecezja → ‎archidiecezja

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with archi-

archidiakonat

archidiakonia

archidiecezjalny

archimandria

archipelag

architektonicznie

architektoniczny

architektonika

architektoński

architekturalny

architraw

archidiakon

archidiecezja

archigonia

archikatedra

archikonfraternia

archiprezbiter

Further reading

• archi- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Alternative forms

• arqui-

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɾ.t͡ʃi/
• Rhymes: -i

Prefix

archi-

1. archi-, arch-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with archi-

archicanciller

archicofradía

archiconocido

archiconservador

archiduque

archienemigo

archifamoso

archilaúd

archimago

archimillonario

archipopular

archirrival

archisabido

architonto

archivillano

Further reading

• “archi-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10