Arch Definition

Origin of Arch

• Middle English -arche from Old French from Late Latin -archa from Latin -archēs from Greek -arkhēs from arkhos ruler from arkhein to rule

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

• Middle English arche- from Old English ærce- and from Old French arche- both from Latin archi- from Greek arkhi- archi-

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

• From Middle English, from Old French arche (“an arch”) (French arche), a feminine form of arc, from Latin arcus (“a bow, arc, arch”).

  From Wiktionary

• From the prefix arch-. "Principal" is the original sense; "mischievous" is via onetime frequent collocation with rogue, knave, etc.

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• From Latin archi-, from Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (archi-), from ἄρχω (archō, “to begin, to lead, to rule, to govern").

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• ME arche- < OE arce- < L archi-, arch- < Gr archos, first, ruler < archein, begin, rule

  From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

• Middle English from Old French arche from Vulgar Latin arca from Latin arcus

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

• From Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος (arkhaios, “ancient”, “primitive”), from ἀρχή (arkhē, “beginning”).

  From Wiktionary

• From arch–

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition