Meanings
nounethnoarchaeology (uncountable)
- uncountableThe ethnographic study of peoples for archaeological reasons.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*swé
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*swe-dʰh₁-
- Proto-Hellenic*séswōtʰa
- Ancient Greekἔθω (éthō)
- Ancient Greekἔθνος (éthnos)
- Englishethno-
- 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
- Englishethnoarchaeology
From ethno- + archaeology.
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ethnoarchaeology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnoarchaeology
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“ethnoarchaeology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnoarchaeology. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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