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noun
The study of the prehistory of metal extraction and working
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: archaeology, engineering, history, human-sciences, metallurgy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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History
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 ᾰ̓ρχαῖος (ărkhaîos)der. English archaeo- English metallurgy English archaeometallurgy From archaeo- + metallurgy.
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