Ancient Greek word root · Time & Order

archa-: ancient, beginning

archa- is an Ancient Greek root meaning “ancient, beginning”. Learn its variants and explore 1 connected words.

Meaning and variants

Meaning: ancient, beginning

Root forms: archa-, arche-, archaeo-

Source word: ἀρχή — beginning, origin

Word family and examples

• archaeology

  the study of human history through excavation and analysis of remains

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