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archaeo-

  1. a combining form meaning “ancient,” used in the formation of compound words:

    archaeopteryx; archaeology.



archaeo-

combining_form

  1. indicating ancient or primitive time or condition

    archaeology

    archaeopteryx

  2. of, involving, or denoting the study of remains from archaeological sites

    archaeozoology

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of archaeo-1

< Greek, combining form of archaîos, equivalent to arch- ( archi- ) + -aios adj. suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of archaeo-1

from Greek arkhaio-, from arkhaios, from arkhein to begin
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Example Sentences

But these groups traded obsidian, suggesting to Renfrew and Harvard archaeo logist Ofer Bar-Yosef that seeds and farming knowledge could have been shared, too.

About 50 years ago, a prescient Dutch Catholic priest and amateur archaeo logist discovered stone tools there and concluded that H. erectus had washed up on Flores, perhaps from nearby Java.

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