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arche¹

  • /ˈɑː(ɹ)ki/

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Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek ἀρχή (arkhḗ, literally “beginning, origin”).

noun archai

  1. countable, uncountable The first principle of existing things in pre-Socratic philosophy, initially assumed to be of water. In more modern times both the moving and the matter moved appear more complex and malleable, and less drawn from the realm of everyday experience. The substance may be dark matter and quarks rather than water or air, and the arche may be gravity or string harmonics.

Arche²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin Archē, from Ancient Greek Ἀρχή (Arkhḗ), from ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “beginning, origin”).

proper noun

  1. Greek A muse.
  2. One of the moons of Jupiter.

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Portuguêsarqué
Italianoarchè

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"arche." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/arche. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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arche. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/arche

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"arche." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/arche.

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@misc{arche_2026,
  title = {arche},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/arche},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}