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archaeogenetics

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The application of population genetics to archaeology

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: archaeology, biology, genetics, history, human-sciences, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρχαῖος (ărkhaîos)der. English archaeo- English genetics English archaeogenetics From archaeo- + genetics.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: արխեոգենետիկա (arxeogenetika) — the application of population genetics to archaeology
  • Belarusian: археагенетыка (arxjeahjenjetyka) — the application of population genetics to archaeology
  • Bulgarian: археогенетика (arheogenetika) — the application of population genetics to archaeology
  • Czech: archeogenetika — the application of population genetics to archaeology
  • French: archéogénétique — the application of population genetics to archaeology
  • German: Archäogenetik — the application of population genetics to archaeology
  • Hungarian: archeogenetika — the application of population genetics to archaeology
  • Italian: archeogenetica — the application of population genetics to archaeology
  • Macedonian: археогенетика (arheogenetika) — the application of population genetics to archaeology
  • Polish: archeogenetyka — the application of population genetics to archaeology
  • Portuguese: arqueogenética — the application of population genetics to archaeology
  • Spanish: arqueogenética — the application of population genetics to archaeology
  • Ukrainian: археогенетика (arxeohenetyka) — the application of population genetics to archaeology