English verbs derived from ἄρχω (árkhō)?

I'm a historian, so this isn't my speciality. I'm looking into the etymology of "to lead" and related verbs. Since there are numerous verbs with some similarity but vastly different etymology (such as lead from Old German, conduct from Latin, guide from French), I wonder if any verbs derive from Old Greek ἄρχω (árkhō), especially considering the use of the suffix -archy as in monarchy.

Edit: To clarify my question: Are there any English verbs that derive from Old Greek ἄρχω (árkhō)? In a way I'm looking for a reverse etymology. I know the potential root word, but not any derived ones. A made up example of what such a verb could look like: "The king monarched his kingdom for thirty years."

If that question can't be answered, I guess my question would be how to go about finding words derived from specific root words.

I hope this edit cleared up the question.


There is the verb hierarchize and following the model of the rarer monarchize: anarchize and oligarchize.

Also demonarchize, depatriarchize.

Archaicize/Archaize Thanks @TinfoilHat


One verb is to archive. But there is a way of focusing your search which might lead you to what you're seeking.

Google lets you specify sites to search. You can look for entries on Wiktionary which include ἄρχω:

"ἄρχω" "site:https://en.wiktionary.org"

Is shows a list of results including archi-. This entry has a list of English words with this prefix and the synonym arch- (which has another list).

Further searches show archon which you can search for on Etymonline. This will show nearby words on the right and also a list of related words.

Specifying a site in Google and using Etymonline could lead to some results.