English → Latin
“arch-” in Latin
archiepiscopusarchbishop; a bishop who heads or presides over a group of dioceses called a province.superusabove, upper, highermagnusgreat, large, big; (of things) vast, extensive, spacious (of physical size or quantity); great, grand, mighty, noble, locaputthe head (of humans and animals); head; top; summit; point; end; extremity (beginning or end); origin; source; spring; hprī̆ncepsfirst, foremost; chief, distinguishedthūsincense; frankincense
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
arch-
(as prefix =) (as prefix =) chief, (a) In dignities and titles archi- prefixed, as in Archbishop, Archiepiscopus: in other words (b), often by summus or maximus (with or without omnium): by (c) caput or princeps with genitive; or (d) by qui totus ex aliqua re factus est, or versatus in omni genere alicujus rei; or, lastly (in a few words in Plaut., and afterward in Juv.), by the Greek prefix tri-.. Thus, trifur, triscurria.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for arch-?
- The usual Latin words for “arch-” are archiepiscopus, superus, magnus; also caput, prī̆nceps, thūs. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.