Etymology

geoarchaeological

Today it means: Of or pertaining to geoarchaeology Full definition →

English archaeological ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Ancient Greek ἀρχαιολογίᾱ (arkhaiologíā)
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  1. Proto-Hellenic*gaya
  2. Ancient Greekγαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.
  3. Ancient Greekγῆ (gê)
  4. Ancient Greekγεω- (geō-)
  5. Englishgeo-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-der.?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ergʰ-der.?
  8. Ancient Greekἄρχω (árkhō)
  9. Ancient Greekἀρχή (arkhḗ)
  10. Ancient Greekἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos)
  11. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  13. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  14. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  15. Ancient Greekἀρχαιολογίᾱ (arkhaiologíā)
  16. Englisharchaeology
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  19. Englisharchaeological
  20. English todaygeoarchaeological

From geo- + archaeological.

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