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archaeo-

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

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Nearby words

arch. e., archaea, archaean, archaebacteria, archaebacterium, archaeo-, archaeoastronomy, archaeobotany, archaeocyathid, archaeocyte, archaeol.
Also archeo-.

Origin of archaeo-

< Greek, combining form of archaîos, equivalent to arch- (see archi-) + -aios adj. suffix
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British Dictionary definitions for archaeo-

archaeo-

archeo-

combining form

indicating ancient or primitive time or conditionarchaeology; archaeopteryx
of, involving, or denoting the study of remains from archaeological sitesarchaeozoology

Word Origin for archaeo-

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