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archaeological en · ADJ

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ-der.? Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἀρχή (arkhḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios) Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía) Ancient Greek ἀρχαιολογίᾱ (arkhaiologíā) English archaeology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English archaeological From archaeology + -ical. By surface analysis, archaeo- + -logical.

Meanings

1. Relating to the science or research of archaeology.
   • The remains of 62 people were dug up at the previously unknown archaeological site near Garforth. 2023 March 13, Lianne Kolirin, “Skeletal remains of Roman aristocrat discovered in hidden lead coffin”, in CNN, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2024:
   • A living floor is, in archaeological terms, the floor of a cave upon which people lived and which retains evidence of their activities. 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 202:

Forms

Deriveds

dendroarchaeological · nonarchaeological · ichthyoarchaeological · osteoarchaeological · pseudoarchaeological · archaeologically · bioarchaeological · archaeological culture · ethnoarchaeological · neuroarchaeological · microarchaeological · quasiarchaeological · archaeological horizon · geoarchaeological

Translations (40)

rgn archeològic (relating to the science or research of archaeology) · se arkeologalaš (relating to the science or research of archaeology) · nl archeologisch (relating to the science or research of archaeology) · es arqueológico (relating to the science or research of archaeology) · sq arkeologjik (relating to the science or research of archaeology) · ar أَثَرِيّ (relating to the science or research of archaeology) · ru археологи́ческий (relating to the science or research of archaeology) · ro arheologic (relating to the science or research of archaeology) · de archäologisch (relating to the science or research of archaeology) · lv arheoloģisks (relating to the science or research of archaeology) · hu archeológiai (relating to the science or research of archaeology) · el αρχαιολογικός (relating to the science or research of archaeology) · yi אַרכעאָלאָגיש (relating to the science or research of archaeology) · la archaeologicus (relating to the science or research of archaeology) · fr archéologique (relating to the science or research of archaeology) · hu régészeti (relating to the science or research of archaeology) · fi arkeologinen (relating to the science or research of archaeology) · eo arkeologia (relating to the science or research of archaeology) · nb arkeologisk (relating to the science or research of archaeology) · be археалагі́чны (relating to the science or research of archaeology) · pl archeologiczny (relating to the science or research of archaeology) · hsb archeologiski (relating to the science or research of archaeology) · sv arkeologisk (relating to the science or research of archaeology) · vo vönotavik (relating to the science or research of archaeology) · it archeologico (relating to the science or research of archaeology) · pt arqueológico (relating to the science or research of archaeology) · ext arqueulóhicu (relating to the science or research of archaeology) · smn arkeologâlâš (relating to the science or research of archaeology) · gv shenndaaleeagh (relating to the science or research of archaeology) · oc arqueologic (relating to the science or research of archaeology) · ca arqueològic (relating to the science or research of archaeology) · nn arkeologisk (relating to the science or research of archaeology) · da arkeologisk (relating to the science or research of archaeology) · hy հնագիտական (relating to the science or research of archaeology) · io arkeologiala (relating to the science or research of archaeology) · eo arĥeologia (relating to the science or research of archaeology) · ast arqueolóxicu (relating to the science or research of archaeology) · gl arqueolóxico (relating to the science or research of archaeology) · nl oudheidkundig (relating to the science or research of archaeology) · hi पुरातात्विक (relating to the science or research of archaeology)