Etymology

astroarchaeology

Today it means: archaeoastronomy Full definition →

English archaeology ← Ancient Greek ἀρχαιολογίᾱ (arkhaiologíā) ← Proto-Hellenic *lógos
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eHs-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂stḗr
  3. Proto-Hellenic*astḗr
  4. Ancient Greekἀστήρ (astḗr)
  5. Ancient Greekᾰ̓́στρον (ắstron)
  6. Englishastro-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-der.?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ergʰ-der.?
  9. Ancient Greekἄρχω (árkhō)
  10. Ancient Greekἀρχή (arkhḗ)
  11. Ancient Greekἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos)
  12. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  14. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  15. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  16. Ancient Greekἀρχαιολογίᾱ (arkhaiologíā)
  17. Englisharchaeology
  18. English todayastroarchaeology

From astro- + archaeology.

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