nonarcheological
|non-ar-che-o-lo-gi-cal|
🇺🇸
/ˌnɑnɑrkiəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/
🇬🇧
/ˌnɒnɑːkiəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l/
not related to archaeology
Etymology
'nonarcheological' originates from the negative prefix 'non-' (from Latin 'non', meaning 'not') combined with 'archeological' (a variant spelling of 'archaeological'), which ultimately comes from Greek 'arkhaios' ('ancient') + 'logia' ('study').
'archaeological' comes from Greek 'arkhaiologia' (ἀρχαιολογία) via Latin/Medieval Latin forms such as 'archaeologia' and Old/Middle English adaptations; the modern adjective 'archaeological' was formed in English, and the negated form 'non-' + adjective produced 'nonarcheological' (also written 'non-archaeological').
Originally, 'archaeological' referred to the study of ancient things; adding the prefix 'non-' created 'nonarcheological', whose meaning is simply the negation: 'not relating to archaeology.'
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
not archaeological; not relating to archaeology or to physical evidence of past human activity.
The team identified several nonarcheological structures in the survey area that were modern additions.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Last updated: 2026/01/09 10:05