adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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adj
Meaning 1
Relating to the science or research of archaeology.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective
Meaning 2
related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2er-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h2ergh-der.? Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 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- 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-der.? 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.
Across languages
Translations
40 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
arkeologjik
— relating to the science or research of archaeology
Arabic:
أَثَرِيّ
(ʔaṯariyy)
— relating to the science or research of archaeology
Armenian:
հնագիտական
(hnagitakan)
— relating to the science or research of archaeology
Asturian:
arqueolóxicu
— relating to the science or research of archaeology
Belarusian:
археалагі́чны
(arxjealahíčny)
— relating to the science or research of archaeology
Catalan:
arqueològic
— relating to the science or research of archaeology
Danish:
arkeologisk
— relating to the science or research of archaeology
Dutch:
archeologisch
— relating to the science or research of archaeology
Dutch:
oudheidkundig
— relating to the science or research of archaeology
Esperanto:
arĥeologia
— relating to the science or research of archaeology
Esperanto:
arkeologia
— relating to the science or research of archaeology
Extremaduran:
arqueulóhicu
— relating to the science or research of archaeology
Finnish:
arkeologinen
— relating to the science or research of archaeology
French:
archéologique
— relating to the science or research of archaeology
Galician:
arqueolóxico
— relating to the science or research of archaeology
German:
archäologisch
— relating to the science or research of archaeology
Greek:
αρχαιολογικός
(archaiologikós)
— relating to the science or research of archaeology
Hindi:
पुरातात्विक
(purātātvik)
— relating to the science or research of archaeology
Hungarian:
régészeti
— relating to the science or research of archaeology
Hungarian:
archeológiai
— relating to the science or research of archaeology
Ido:
arkeologiala
— relating to the science or research of archaeology
Italian:
archeologico
— relating to the science or research of archaeology
Latin:
archaeologicus
— relating to the science or research of archaeology
Latvian:
arheoloģisks
— relating to the science or research of archaeology
Manx:
shenndaaleeagh
— relating to the science or research of archaeology
Norwegian Bokmål:
arkeologisk
— relating to the science or research of archaeology
Norwegian Nynorsk:
arkeologisk
— relating to the science or research of archaeology
Occitan:
arqueologic
— relating to the science or research of archaeology
Polish:
archeologiczny
— relating to the science or research of archaeology
Portuguese:
arqueológico
— relating to the science or research of archaeology
Romagnol:
archeològic
— relating to the science or research of archaeology
Romanian:
arheologic
— relating to the science or research of archaeology
Russian:
археологи́ческий
(arxeologíčeskij)
— relating to the science or research of archaeology
Inari-Sami:
arkeologâlâš
— relating to the science or research of archaeology
Northern Sami:
arkeologalaš
— relating to the science or research of archaeology
Upper Sorbian:
archeologiski
— relating to the science or research of archaeology
Spanish:
arqueológico
— relating to the science or research of archaeology
Swedish:
arkeologisk
— relating to the science or research of archaeology
Volapük:
vönotavik
— relating to the science or research of archaeology
Yiddish:
אַרכעאָלאָגיש
(arkheologish)
— relating to the science or research of archaeology