ENGLISH ROOT WORD: archaeo-, archeo-, archi-, archae-, arche- from Greek arkhaios

 

【archaeo-, archeo-, archi-, archae-, arche-】 are word -forming element
usually meaning "ancient"
from Greek "arkhaios"

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[WORD ROOT]root archaeo
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] archaeo, archeo
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Greek) arkhaios
[MEANING]root ancient

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ENTYMOLOGY】

• 【Greek】 arkhaios from arkhe; ancient, old-fashioned, antiquated, primitive

[LIST OF ENGLISH WORD]

archaeo, archaeology, archaic, archeology

Please see Word information in detail as follows;

 

 

 

archaeo [combining form] from archaeo
【ROOTs】 archaeo; ancient

archaeology [noun] from archaeo
【DEFINITION】 Archaeology is the study of the societies and peoples of the past by examining the remains of their buildings, tools, and other objects.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 ancient history
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【DERIVATIVEs】 archaeological, archaeologically, archaeologist, archeological, archeologically, archeologist, archaeology
【ROOTs】 ⑴ archaeo; ancient, rule ⑵ logy(log); word, discourse

archaic [adjective] from archaic < archaeo
【DEFINITION】 Archaic means extremely old or extremely old-fashioned.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 old-fashioned
【DERIVATIVEs】 archaically, archaic
【SYNONYM】 outdated
【ROOTs】 archaeo; ancient, rule

archeology [noun] from archaeo
【DEFINITION】 Archaeology is the study of the societies and peoples of the past by examining the remains of their buildings, tools, and other objects.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【ROOTs】 ⑴ archaeo; ancient, rule ⑵ logy(log); word, discourse

Other word list containing archaeo-, archeo-, archi-, archae-, arche-; archaism, Archaea, archaeoastronomy, archegonium, Archeozoic, archiplasm

 

 

 

 

【OTHER ROOTs; 】
anni-, ann-, enn-
anim-
apt-
academ-
arc-, arch-
arch, archi, archy
ante
agog
ag
aev

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