-arche

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

-arche

Etymology

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

Related words

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