-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

adrenarcheal

coitarche

gonadarche

menarche

pubarche

semenarche

spermarche

thelarche

Related terms

• arch-
• archaeo-
• -arch
• -archy

Italian

Suffix

-arche f

1. plural of -arca