# arche

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɑː(ɹ)ki/ · frequency rank #92,344

## Definitions
1. The first principle of existing things in pre-Socratic philosophy, initially assumed to be of water.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀρχή (arkhḗ, literally “beginning, origin”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/arche