Where does “archive” come from?
Archive comes from French archives, derived from Latin -are, a suffix forming verb infinitives from nominal roots.
archive (English): A place for storing earlier, and often...
Definitions
- A place for storing earlier, and often...
Ancestry of “archive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | public records office |
| 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,... |