αρχαιολογία

From αρχαίος (archaíos, “ancient, antique”) +‎ -λογία (-logía, “science, study”), partial semantic loan from French archéologie (“archæology; the scientific study of the past”) from Ancient Greek ἀρχαιολογία (arkhaiología, “book of old stories, legends, traditions; written account of history”), from ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “old, ancient”) +‎ λόγος (lógos, “reason, thought, explanation”) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā, abstract noun suffix).

• IPA^(key): /ar.çe.o.loˈʝi.a/
• Hyphenation: αρ‧χαι‧ο‧λο‧γί‧α

αρχαιολογία • (archaiología) f (plural αρχαιολογίες)

1. archaeology (UK), archeology (chiefly US)

   Synonym: αρχαιολ. (archaiol.)

2. (figurative) antique, very old object
3. (figurative) elderly person with antiquated notions

• see: αρχαίος (archaíos, “ancient, very old”, adjective)

• αρχαιολογία on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el
• αρχαιολογία - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.