| 1 | French | archive | an item in an archive, a document kept for... |
| 2 | French | archives | archive, the historical material considered as a... |
| 3 | Latin | archīvum | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀρχεῖον | public building, town hall |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄρχω | To begin; To lead, rule, govern, command; To be... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ergʰ- | to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,... |