archi- / arch-
chief, principal, first
Greek · archi- (ἀρχι-)
Greek archi- or arch- means "chief" or "first". An archbishop outranks bishops, an archenemy is the chief enemy, an architect is the chief builder, an archetype is the first pattern.
Memory trick
ARCH is the top of a gateway: the chief stone that holds everything.
Words from this root
- archbishop (arch + bishop) — chief bishopमुख्य पादरी
- archangel (arch + angel) — chief angelप्रमुख देवदूत
- archenemy (arch + enemy) — chief enemyकट्टर दुश्मन
- architect (archi + tect) — chief builder, designerवास्तुकार
- architecture (archi + tect + ure) — art of designing buildingsवास्तुकला
- archipelago (archi + pelago) — a chain of islandsद्वीप समूह
- archetype (arche + type) — the original modelआदि रूप, मूल नमूना
- archdiocese (arch + diocese) — area ruled by an archbishopमुख्य पादरी का क्षेत्र
- archduke (arch + duke) — chief dukeबड़ा ड्यूक
- archdeacon (arch + deacon) — chief assistant of a bishopवरिष्ठ पादरी सहायक
- archrival (arch + rival) — chief rivalकट्टर प्रतिद्वंद्वी