Etymology · Ancient Greek
ἀρχαῖος
8 English words descend from Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος, most common first.
- archaeanOf or relating to Arche, the Muse of beginnings in Greek mythology.
- archae-ancient; antediluvian; archaic; old; prehistoric; primitive.
- archaeologismthe use of ponderous, old-fashioned language.
- archaeomancyDivination using sacred relics.
- archaeophyteA plant which was introduced to an area by humans (or arrived naturally, but from an area in which it was present as a human introduction) and became naturalized before 1500 C.E. (but especially in prehistoric times).
- Archaeopolisan ancient city in Colchis
- archeopteryxA specimen of the species Archaeopteryx lithographica, being the earliest and most primitive known bird, representing a transition in the evolution of dinosaurs to birds.
- archeusThe vital principle or force believed by the Paracelsians to be responsible for alchemical reactions within living bodies, and hence for the growth and continuation of life.