Etymology

xenoarchaeological

Today it means: Relating to xenoarchaeology. Full definition →

English xenoarchaeology ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Ancient Greek ἀρχαιολογίᾱ (arkhaiologíā)
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  1. Proto-Hellenic*ksénwos
  2. Ancient Greekξένϝος (xénwos)
  3. Ancient Greekξένος (xénos)
  4. Englishxeno-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-der.?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ergʰ-der.?
  7. Ancient Greekἄρχω (árkhō)
  8. Ancient Greekἀρχή (arkhḗ)
  9. Ancient Greekἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  12. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  13. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  14. Ancient Greekἀρχαιολογίᾱ (arkhaiologíā)
  15. Englisharchaeology
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  18. Englisharchaeological
  19. Englishxeno-
  20. Englisharchaeology
  21. Englishxenoarchaeology
  22. English todayxenoarchaeological

From xeno- + archaeological, or from xenoarchaeology + -ical.

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