Morpheme
Arch
Type
bound base
Denotation
first, early, primitive, primary, principal, govern, leader, ruler
Etymology
Ancient Greek árkhō
Evidence
anarchy, Archaea, archaeal, Archaean, archaebacterium, archaeology, Archaeon, archaic, archangel, archbishop, archduke, archenemy, archeology, archetype, archipelago, architect, archive, archives, archon, archontes, autarch, ethnarch, gynarchy, hierarchical, matriarch, matriarchal, matriarchy, menarche, monarch, oligarch, patriarch, tetrarch
Notes
“leader” sense developed from “first, primary” sense
(1) from arkhós, from árkhō
(2) arkhé-, from arkhḗ (árkhō + -ē), from árkhō
(3) from arkhaîa, from arkhaîos (arkhḗ + -ios), from arkhḗ (árkhō + -ē), from árkhō
(4) (sometimes from Latin archi-), from arkhi-, from árkhō or from arkhós, from árkhō
(5) from Latin archī-, from Ancient Greek arkheîon, from arkheîos, arkhḗ (árkhō + -ē), from árkhō
