archives
French
noun
Definitions
- archive, the historical material (usually documents) considered as a whole
- place for storing archives
- (plural of) archive
Etymology
Derived from Latin archīvum (archive) derived from Ancient Greek ἀρχεῖον (town hall).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἀρχεῖον
Gloss
town hall
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- archivum Latin
- archīvum Latin
- Archiv German
- archív Hungarian
- archívum Hungarian
- archivio Italian
- archiveren Dutch, Flemish
- archivage French
- archive French
- archiver French
- архи́в Russian
- archivo Spanish, Castilian
- ἀρχεῖον Ancient Greek
- arquivo Portuguese
- archiwum Polish
- aircív Irish
- arkiv Danish
- archív Czech
- archívní Czech
- arxiu Catalan, Valencian
- آرشیو Persian
- arşiv Turkish
- ארכיון Hebrew (modern)