LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
prefix

archi-

archi-
Classical[ˈar.kʰɪ]Ecclesiastical[ˈar.ki]

Meaning

  1. morphemearch-, archi-

Origins

From the Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-). Productive from Late Latin on.

Descendants
  • Portuguesearqui-
  • Portuguesearce-
  • Portuguesearci-
  • Spanisharqui-
  • Spanisharchi-
  • Spanisharce-
  • Spanisharci-
  • Spanisharz-
  • Englisharch-from Proto-West Germanic *arci-
  • Russianарцы-

Quick answers

What does archi- mean in Latin?
archi-, a prefix, means “arch-, archi-”.
How do you pronounce archi-?
In classical Latin, [ˈar.kʰɪ]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈar.ki].