Where does “arċipelagu” come from?

arċipelagu (Maltese) comes from Italian arcipelago, from Italian archi-, from Latin archi-, from Ancient Greek ἀρχι-, from Ancient Greek ἄρχω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ergʰ- — to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,...

arċipelagu (Maltese): archipelago

Definitions

  1. archipelago

Ancestry of “arċipelagu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianarcipelagoarchipelago
2Italianarchi-arch-
3Latinarchi-arch-, archi-
4Ancient Greekἀρχι-denotes primary importance or authority
5Ancient GreekἄρχωTo begin; To lead, rule, govern, command; To be...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ergʰ-to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,...
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