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Where does “-archa” come from?

-archa (Late Latin) comes from Latin -arches, from Ancient Greek -άρχης, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

-archa (Late Latin): -arch

Definitions

  1. -arch

Ancestry of “-archa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-archesfirst declension; -arch
2Ancient Greek-άρχης-arch
3Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
5Proto-Indo-European-ess—
6Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “-archa”

  • exilarch
  • triarch
  • diarch
  • omniarch
  • hylarchical
  • heptarch
  • xystarch
  • coloniarch
  • -arch
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