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-arch

UK/ɑːk//ɑɹk/

-arch suffix: leading, leader.

Suffix

-arch

  1. leading, leader

Origin of -arch

From Late Latin -archa, from Latin -archēs, from Ancient Greek -άρχης (-árkhēs), from ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “rule, government”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ- (“to begin, rule, command”).

Questions about -arch

What does -arch mean?
-arch means leading, leader.
What part of speech is -arch?
-arch is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -arch?
-arch is pronounced /ɑːk/ (UK).

Words near -arch in the dictionary

  1. -anthropy
  2. -apalooza
  3. -apine
  4. -ar
  5. -arabine
  6. -arch
  7. -arche
  8. -archy
  9. -ard
  10. -aria
  11. -arial

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