Etymology

ethnoarchaeology

Today it means: The ethnographic study of peoples for archaeological reasons. Full definition →

English archaeology ← Ancient Greek ἀρχαιολογίᾱ (arkhaiologíā) ← Proto-Hellenic *lógos
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*swé
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*swe-dʰh₁-
  4. Proto-Hellenic*séswōtʰa
  5. Ancient Greekἔθω (éthō)
  6. Ancient Greekἔθνος (éthnos)
  7. Englishethno-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-der.?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ergʰ-der.?
  10. Ancient Greekἄρχω (árkhō)
  11. Ancient Greekἀρχή (arkhḗ)
  12. Ancient Greekἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos)
  13. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  15. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  16. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  17. Ancient Greekἀρχαιολογίᾱ (arkhaiologíā)
  18. Englisharchaeology
  19. English todayethnoarchaeology

From ethno- + archaeology.

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