Etymology

archaeography

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Today it means: Descriptive aspects and practices of early antiquarianism, and later archaeology in general. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀρχαιογράφος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀρχαιογράφος“the writing of antiquities”
  2. English todayarchaeography

Formed as archae- + -o- + -graphy, after the Ancient Greek ἀρχαιογράφος (arkhaiográphos, “the writing of antiquities”).

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