archaeological

archaeological

See also: archæological

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Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
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-
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 *-kos
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ic
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.
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Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
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Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
Middle English -ical
English -ical
English archaeological

    From archaeology + -ical. By surface analysis, archaeo- + -logical.

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    Adjective

    archaeological (comparative more archaeological, superlative most archaeological)

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

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