Where does “archivio” come from?

archivio (Italian) comes from Latin archīvum, from Ancient Greek ἀρχεῖον, from Ancient Greek ἄρχω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ergʰ- — to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,...

archivio (Italian): archive, library; filing cabinet; first-person...

Definitions

  1. archive, library; filing cabinet; first-person...

Ancestry of “archivio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarchīvumpublic records office
2Ancient Greekἀρχεῖονpublic building, town hall
3Ancient GreekἄρχωTo begin; To lead, rule, govern, command; To be...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ergʰ-to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,...

Words derived from “archivio”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ergʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄρχω →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀρχεῖον →