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Where does “aircív” come from?

aircív (Irish) 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,...

aircív (Irish): archive

Definitions

  1. archive

Ancestry of “aircív”, 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,...
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