archives
n.
c.1600, from French archif (16c.), from Late Latin archivum (singular), from Greek ta arkheia "public records," plural of arkheion "town hall," from arkhe "government," literally "beginning, origin, first place" (see archon).
〔李〕[arch=ruler统治者；-ive n.=thing物；-s 表复数→“documents belonging to rulers属于统治者的文件”→] n.① public records档案② place in which public records are stored档案室（馆）