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Where does “archeology” come from?

Archeology comes from Middle French archéologie, from Ancient Greek ἀρχαιολογία, combining ἄρχω (to rule or begin) and λόγος (discourse), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂ergʰ-.

archeology (English): Alternative form of archaeology

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of archaeology

Ancestry of “archeology”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frencharchéologie—
2Ancient Greekἀρχαιολογίαbook of old stories, legends, traditions; written...
3Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
4Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
5Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “archeology”

  • archeological
  • archeologically
  • bioarcheological
  • zooarcheology
  • zooarcheological
  • phytoarcheology
  • pseudoarcheology
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