Where does “archivo” come from?

archivo (Spanish) 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,...

archivo (Spanish): file; archive

Definitions

  1. file; archive

Ancestry of “archivo”, 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 “archivo”

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