archaeo-

archaeo-

or archeo-pref. Ancient; earlier; primitive: archaeopteryx.
[New Latin, from Greek arkhaio-, from arkhaios, ancient; see archaic.]

archaeo-

or

archeo-

combining form1. indicating ancient or primitive time or condition: archaeology; archaeopteryx. 2. of, involving, or denoting the study of remains from archaeological sites: archaeozoology. [from Greek arkhaio-, from arkhaios, from arkhein to begin]

archaeo-

or archeo-

a combining form meaning “ancient”: archaeopteryx; archaeology. [< Greek, comb. form of archaîos old]