Etymology

-arche

Today it means: forms medical terms for the onset of certain changes in puberty Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀρχή
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀρχή“beginning”
  2. English today-arche

From Ancient Greek ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “beginning”). First used in menarche.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀρχή all →

arche

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