English word archive comes from Ancient Greek ἀρχεῖον, and later Latin archivum (Archive room. Archives. Public records office.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| ἀρχεῖον | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| archivum | Latin (lat) | Archive room. Archives. Public records office. |
| archives | French (fr) | Archive, the historical material (usually documents) considered as a whole. Place for storing archives. |
| archive | English (en) | To put into an archive. A place for storing earlier, and often historical, material. An archive usually contains documents (letters, records, newspapers, etc.) or other types of media kept for historical interest.. The material so kept, considered as a whole (compare archives). |