Meanings
nounastroarchaeology (uncountable)
- uncountableastronomyarchaeoastronomy
Perhaps the first truly scientific essay in astro-archaeology was by the remarkable William Chapple of Exeter[.]
1989, John Michell, A Little History of Astro-Archaeology, page 13
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eHs-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂stḗr
- Proto-Hellenic*astḗr
- Ancient Greekἀστήρ (astḗr)
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓́στρον (ắstron)
- Englishastro-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ergʰ-der.?
- Ancient Greekἄρχω (árkhō)
- Ancient Greekἀρχή (arkhḗ)
- Ancient Greekἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos)
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
- Proto-Hellenic*lógos
- Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
- Ancient Greekἀρχαιολογίᾱ (arkhaiologíā)
- Englisharchaeology
- Englishastroarchaeology
From astro- + archaeology.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
astroarchaeology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astroarchaeology
MLA
“astroarchaeology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astroarchaeology. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “astroarchaeology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astroarchaeology.
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