decipherment
The analysis of documents written in ancient languages, where the language is unknown, or knowledge of the language has been lost.
Noun
- The analysis of documents written in ancient languages, where the language is unknown, or knowledge of the language has been lost.
- Decryption.
Origin
Etymology tree English decipher Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English decipherment From decipher + -ment.