Etymology

archduke

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Today it means: The son or male-line grandson of an emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Full definition →

Middle French archeduc ← Latin archidux
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  1. Latin · derived fromarchidux
  2. Middle French · derived fromarcheduc
  3. English todayarchduke

From Middle French archeduc (modern French archiduc), from Latin archidux. Equivalent to arch- + duke.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.