aarts-

Meaning

1. (morpheme) arch-, of high rank
2. (morpheme) arch-, to a high degree
3. (morpheme) old, ancient, of high age

Concepts

arch-

chief-

Synonyms

opper-

Translations

Haupt-

erz-

αρχι-

archi-

arqui-

arzo-

archi-

arqui-

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aːrts/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: aerts-

In summary

From Middle Dutch aerts-, from Old French arche-, from Vulgar Latin arci-, from Classical Latin archi-. Similar sound evolution as to how French roche (“rock”) became Dutch rots (“rock”) and as to how French torche (“torch”) became Dutch toorts (“torch”).