English
archy
From arch + -y.
Formed from arch + -y
Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷ-
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Latin arcus ‘a bow, arc, arch’
Old French arc
Old French arche ‘an arch’
Middle English arch
English arch
Today it means
adj Resembling an arch; having arches; arched; arching
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “archy”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / archy