archae-

English

Alternative forms
  • archæ- (dated or academic)
  • archai- (dated or academic)
  • arche- (US)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “ancient”, “primitive”), from ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “beginning”).[1]

Pronunciation

Prefix

archae-

  1. ancient; antediluvian; archaic; old; prehistoric; primitive

Derived terms

References
  1. “archæo-” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]

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