archaic
English
/ɑː.ˈkeɪ.ɪk/, /ɑɹ.ˈkeɪ.ɪk/
noun
Definitions
- (archaeology) A general term for the prehistoric period intermediate between the earliest period (‘’, ‘Paleo-American’, ‘American‐paleolithic’, &c.) of human presence in the Western Hemisphere, and the most recent prehistoric period (‘Woodland’, etc.).
- (paleoanthropology) (A member of) an archaic variety of Homo sapiens.
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ- (begin, rule, command).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₂ergʰ-
Gloss
begin, rule, command
Concept
Semantic Field
Time
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
始
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- archaically English
- archaicism English
- archaicity English
- archaicize English
- archaicness English
- archaicy English
- archaism English
- archi- English
- hyperarchaic English
- nonarchaic English
- pseudoarchaic English
- unarchaic English
- -άρχης Ancient Greek
- ἀρχέτυπον Ancient Greek
- ἄρχω Ancient Greek
- ὄρχαμος Ancient Greek
- *(s)tewp- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂ergʰ- Proto-Indo-European