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Where does “archiver” come from?

archiver (French) comes 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,...

archiver (French): to archive

Definitions

  1. to archive

Ancestry of “archiver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frencharchivesarchive, the historical material considered as a...
2Latinarchīvum—
3Ancient Greekἀρχεῖονpublic building, town hall
4Ancient GreekἄρχωTo begin; To lead, rule, govern, command; To be...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ergʰ-to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,...

Words derived from “archiver”

  • archive
  • archivist
  • archiver
  • archivable
  • archivism
  • unarchive
  • unarchivable
  • rearchive
  • e-archive
  • archive
  • archivage
  • archiver
  • archives
  • archief
  • archiveren
  • archív
  • archívní
  • aircív
  • arşiv
  • آرشیو
  • arsip
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