archlike

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adjective

Having the form of an arch

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English arch →
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Meanings

adjectivearchlike (comparative more archlike, superlative most archlike)

comparative more archlike · superlative most archlike · alternative arch-like

  1. Having the form of an arch

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erkʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erkʷos
  3. Proto-Italic*arkuos
  4. Latinarcus
  5. Old Frencharc
  6. Old Frencharche
  7. Middle Englisharch
  8. Englisharch
  9. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  10. Proto-Germanic*līką
  11. Englisharchlike

From arch + -like.

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APA

archlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archlike

MLA

“archlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archlike. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “archlike,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archlike.

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