Where does “arkeologist” come from?
arkeologist (English) comes from English archaeologist, from English archæology, from English logy, from Dutch log, from English log, from Middle English logge, from Old French loge, from Latin laubĭa — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
arkeologist (English): Someone who studies the story of Noah's ark, particularly by searching for physical evidence which would corroborate it
Definitions
- Someone who studies the story of Noah's ark, particularly by searching for physical evidence which would corroborate it
Ancestry of “arkeologist”, step by step
arkeologist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English archaeologist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | archaeologist | Someone who studies or practises archaeology |
| 2 | English | archæology | Archaic spelling of archaeology |
| 3 | English | logy | Slow to respond or react; lethargic; A term... |
| 4 | Dutch | log | lumbering, inert, slow in movement; immobile;... |
| 5 | English | log | The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches;... |
| 6 | Middle English | logge | large long stick, staff, pole, log |
| 7 | Old French | loge | arbor, covered walk-way; arbour, covered walk-way |
| 8 | Latin | laubĭa | penthouse, gallery, arcade, portico, lodge |
| 9 | Frankish | laubijā | shelter; arbour; shelter, arbour; arbour, shelter |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | laub | leaf; foliage |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | laubą | leaf |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |