What is the meaning of Archi-?

A prefix signifying chief, arch; as, architect, archiepiscopal. In Biol. and Anat. it usually means primitive, original, ancestral; as, archipterygium, the primitive fin or wing.
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APAWebster's. (2011). archi-. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/archi-/definitions/1975568
ChicagoWebster's. 2011. "archi-" http://smartdefine.org/archi-/definitions/1975568 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWebster's 2011, archi-, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/archi-/definitions/1975568>.
MLAWebster's. "archi-" 27 May 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/archi-/definitions/1975568>