Where does “archfoe” come from?

archfoe (English) comes from English arch, from English architecture, from French architecture, from Latin architectūra, from Latin architectus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων, from Ancient Greek τέκτων, from Proto-Hellenic téktōn — to sire, beget.

archfoe (English): archenemy

Definitions

  1. archenemy

Ancestry of “archfoe”, step by step

archfoe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English arch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharchAn inverted U shape; An arch-shaped arrangement...
2EnglisharchitectureThe art and science of designing and managing the...
3Frencharchitecturearchitecture
4Latinarchitectūraarchitecture
5Latinarchitectusarchitect, master builder; designer, inventor,...
6Ancient Greekἀρχιτέκτωνchief constructor, master builder, architect
7Ancient Greekτέκτωνone who works with wood: carpenter, builder; any...
8Proto-Hellenictéktōn
9Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱōcarpenter
10Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
11Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

via English foe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfoeHostile; An enemy; A unit of energy equal to 10...
2Middle EnglishfoA foe or opponent; one that opposes and provides...
3Old Englishġefāhenemy
4Old Englishfāhcoloured; stained; dyed; tinged; shining;...
5Proto-West Germanicfaihcoloured; hostile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ-