archeology

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀρχαιολογία“antiquarian lore, ancient legends, history”
2. Middle French · derived fromarchéologie
3. English todayarcheology

From Middle French archéologie, from Ancient Greek ἀρχαιολογία (arkhaiología, “antiquarian lore, ancient legends, history”), from ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “primal, old, ancient”) + λόγος (lógos, “speech, oration, study”). By surface analysis, archeo- + -logy, but not coined in that way.

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