Where does “archaeometallurgical” come from?
archaeometallurgical (English) comes from English metallurgical, from English metallurgy, from French métallurgie, from Ancient Greek ἔργον, from Proto-Hellenic wérgon, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
archaeometallurgical (English): Relating to archaeometallurgy
Definitions
- Relating to archaeometallurgy
Ancestry of “archaeometallurgical”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | metallurgical | Of or relating to metallurgy, the study of metals... |
| 2 | English | metallurgy | The science of metals; their extraction from... |
| 3 | French | métallurgie | metallurgy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔργον | deed, doing, action; labour, work, task;... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | wérgon | work |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |