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archaeological

/ˌɑɹkiəlˈɑdʒɪkəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.68 in modern English

Syllables
ar-chae-o-log-i-cal
IPA
/ˌɑɹkiəlˈɑdʒɪkəl/
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the science or research of archaeology.

Example Sentences

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.

Inflected Forms

more archaeological (comparative) most archaeological (superlative) archeological (alternative, US) archæological (alternative, archaic)

Derived Forms

archaeologically bioarchaeological dendroarchaeological ethnoarchaeological geoarchaeological ichthyoarchaeological microarchaeological neuroarchaeological nonarchaeological osteoarchaeological pseudoarchaeological quasiarchaeological

Phrases

archaeological culture archaeological horizon

Synonyms

archeological archaeologic archeologic

Homonyms

archeological

Rhymes With

biological psychological logical technological geological ecological theological ideological physiological neurological chronological meteorological

Questions

How do you pronounce archaeological?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑɹkiəlˈɑdʒɪkəl/.
What does archaeological mean?
Relating to the science or research of archaeology.
Where does archaeological come from?
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.

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