Etymology

archabbey

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Today it means: An abbey which is the seat of an archabbot (high monastic rank within an order or congregation) Full definition →

English abbey ← Middle English arch- ← Old English arċe-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ergʰ-der.?
  3. Ancient Greekἄρχω (árkhō)
  4. Ancient Greekἀρχι- (arkhi-)
  5. Latinarchi-
  6. Old Englisharċe-
  7. Middle Englisharch-
  8. Englisharch-
  9. Englishabbey
  10. English todayarchabbey

From arch- + abbey.

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