Meanings
nounichthyoarchaeology (uncountable)
- uncountableThe part of archaeology concerned with early man's exploitation of fish
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰǵʰúHs?
- Proto-Hellenic*ikʰtʰū́s
- Ancient Greekῐ̓χθῡ́ς (ĭkhthū́s)
- Englishichthyo-
- 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
- Englishichthyoarchaeology
From ichthyo- + archaeology.
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ichthyoarchaeology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ichthyoarchaeology
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“ichthyoarchaeology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ichthyoarchaeology. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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