noun, masculine/aɾt͡ʃiˈpjelaɡo/plural: archipiélagos
archipelago
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ-der.? Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-) Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-der.? Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek πέλαγος (pélagos) Italian arcipelagobor. Spanish archipiélago Borrowed from Italian arcipelago, from Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-) + πέλαγος (pélagos).