Etymology

biogeoarchaeological

Today it means: biogeological and archaeological Full definition →

English geoarchaeological ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Ancient Greek ἀρχαιολογίᾱ (arkhaiologíā)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*gaya
  6. Ancient Greekγαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.
  7. Ancient Greekγῆ (gê)
  8. Ancient Greekγεω- (geō-)
  9. Englishgeo-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-der.?
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ergʰ-der.?
  12. Ancient Greekἄρχω (árkhō)
  13. Ancient Greekἀρχή (arkhḗ)
  14. Ancient Greekἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos)
  15. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  17. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  18. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  19. Ancient Greekἀρχαιολογίᾱ (arkhaiologíā)
  20. Englisharchaeology
  21. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  22. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  23. Englisharchaeological
  24. Englishgeoarchaeological
  25. English todaybiogeoarchaeological

From bio- + geoarchaeological.

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