Where does “archal” come from?
archal (French) comes from Latin aurichalcum, from Ancient Greek ὀρείχαλκος, from Ancient Greek χαλκός, from Latin pȳritēs, from Ancient Greek πῡρίτης λίθος, from Ancient Greek πῦρ, from Proto-Hellenic *pāwər.
archal (French): brass
Ancestry of “archal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | aurichalcum | Alternative form of orichalcum |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὀρείχαλκος | orichalcum |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χαλκός | copper, or copper alloyed with tin, bronze;... |
| 4 | Latin | pȳritēs | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πῡρίτης λίθος | stone of fire, flint |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πῦρ | a fire; lightning; a fever |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *pāwər | — |