Meanings
nounzooarchaeology (uncountable)
alternative zooarcheology
- uncountableThe study of animal remains at archaeological sites.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷyéh₃-w-os
- Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ōwós
- Ancient Greekζωός (zōós)
- Ancient Greekζώῐ̈ον (zṓĭ̈on)
- Ancient Greekζῷον (zōîon)
- Englishzoo-
- 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
- Englishzooarchaeology
From zoo- + archaeology.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French zooarchéologie
- zooarchéologiethe study of relationships between humans and animals over time
German Zooarchäologie
- Zooarchäologiethe study of relationships between humans and animals over time
Italian zooarcheologia
- zooarcheologiathe study of relationships between humans and animals over time
Portuguese zooarqueologia
- zooarqueologiathe study of relationships between humans and animals over time
Spanish zooarqueología
- zooarqueologíathe study of relationships between humans and animals over time
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Cite this entry
APA
zooarchaeology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zooarchaeology
MLA
“zooarchaeology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zooarchaeology. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zooarchaeology,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zooarchaeology.
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