arqui-

See also: arqui

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• arce-, arci-

Etymology

From Latin archi-, from Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “first, chief”), from ἄρχω (árkhō, “to begin, to lead, to rule”).

Prefix

arqui-

1. archi-, arch- (chief, highest, most extreme)

   arqui-inimigo ― archenemy

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with arqui-

Spanish

Alternative forms

• archi-, arce-, arci-, arz-

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “first, chief”), from ἄρχω (árkhō, “to begin, to lead, to rule”).

Prefix

arqui-

1. arch-, archi-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with arqui-

Further reading

• “arqui-”, 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