Where does “archeological” come from?
Archeological derives from English archeology plus the English suffix -ic, from Ancient Greek ἀρχαιολογία, combining ἀρχαῖος (ancient) with λόγος (discourse, from λέγω, to speak).
archeological (English): Alternative spelling of archaeological
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of archaeological
Ancestry of “archeological”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | archeology | Alternative form of archaeology |
| 2 | Middle French | archéologie | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀρχαιολογία | book of old stories, legends, traditions; written... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |