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Where does “archivally” come from?

archivally (English) comes from English archival, from English archive, from French archive, from French archives, from Latin archīvum, from Ancient Greek ἀρχεῖον, from Ancient Greek ἄρχω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ergʰ- — to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,...

archivally (English): By archival means; In archival terms

Definitions

  1. By archival means; In archival terms

Ancestry of “archivally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharchivalThe act of archiving something; Of or pertaining...
2EnglisharchiveA place for storing earlier, and often...
3Frencharchivean item in an archive, a document kept for...
4Frencharchivesarchive, the historical material considered as a...
5Latinarchīvum—
6Ancient Greekἀρχεῖονpublic building, town hall
7Ancient GreekἄρχωTo begin; To lead, rule, govern, command; To be...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ergʰ-to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,...
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