ethnohistory

[eth-noh-his-tuh-ree]

noun

a branch of anthropology dealing with the development of cultures, as through the analysis of archaeological findings.

Origin of ethnohistory

First recorded in 1950–55; ethno- + history

Related formseth·no·his·to·ri·an

[eth-noh-hi-stawr-ee-uh n, -stohr-] /ˌɛθ noʊ hɪˈstɔr i ən, -ˈstoʊr-/, nouneth·no·his·tor·i·cal

[eth-noh-hi-stawr-i-kuh l, -stor-] /ˌɛθ noʊ hɪˈstɔr ɪ kəl, -ˈstɒr-/, eth·no·his·tor·ic, adjectiveeth·no·his·tor·i·cal·ly, adverb