-arche

See also: arche, Arche, archè, and arché

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “beginning”). First used in menarche.

Suffix

-arche

  1. forms medical terms for the onset of certain changes in puberty

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -arche
adrenarche
coitarche
gonadarche
menarche
pubarche
semenarche
spermarche
thelarche

Italian

Suffix

-arche f

  1. plural of -arca
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