prefix
or arch-
Etymology: Middle French & Italian & Latin; Middle French archi- & Italian arci-, from Latin archi-, from Greek arch-, archi; akin to Greek archein to begin, archē beginning, archos ruler
1. : chief : principal
archi episcopal
— archi- before consonants, arch- or more frequently archi- before vowels
2. : primitive : original : primary
arch enteron
archi blast
archi carp
archi continent
archi pterygium