archnemesis

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ-der.?

Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō)

Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-)der.

Latin archi-bor.

Old English arċe-

Middle English arch-

English arch-

English nemesis

English archnemesis

From arch- + nemesis.

Noun

archnemesis (plural archnemeses)

1. A chief nemesis.

Synonyms

• archenemy
• archfoe
• archvillain

Translations

Translations

• Spanish: archinémesis f

Anagrams

• mechanisers