archeology
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle French archéologie, from Ancient Greek ἀρχαιολογία (arkhaiología, “antiquarian lore, ancient legends, history”), from ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “primal, old, ancient”) + λόγος (lógos, “speech, oration, study”). By surface analysis, archeo- + -logy, but not coined in that way.
Pronunciation
Noun
archeology (usually uncountable, plural archeologies)
- (American spelling) Alternative spelling of archaeology.
- 1997, Jacob W. Gruber, “American Philosophical Society”, in History of Physical Anthropology, page 64:
- By the end of the century, the APS’s membership included the leaders of the American anthropological establishment, whose primary investigative interests were the ethnography, linguistics, archeology, and physical anthropology of the American Indian, within a theoretical structure that was essentially historical.
Usage notes
Not be confused with archelogy.
Derived terms
Translations
archaeology — see archaeology
Further reading
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈarxɛoloɡɪ]
Noun
archeology
- accusative/instrumental plural of archeolog