paleo-

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See also: paleo, paleó, paléo-, palaeo-, palæo-, and paläo-

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παλαιός (palaiós, “old”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpæl.i.əʊ/, /ˈpeɪ.li.əʊ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈpæl.i.ə/, /ˈpeɪ.li.ə/, /-oʊ/

Prefix

paleo-

  1. Old; ancient or primitive
  2. Related to paleontology.
  3. Used to form informal names of taxa; basal.

Antonyms

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with paleo-

Translations

Esperanto

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παλαιός (palaiós, “old”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Rhymes: -eo
  • Hyphenation: pa‧le‧o

Prefix

paleo-

  1. (sciences) paleo-
    ‎paleo- + ‎botaniko (“botany”) → ‎paleobotaniko (“paleobotany”)
    ‎paleo- + ‎ekologio (“ecology”) → ‎paleoekologio (“paleoecology”)
    ‎paleo- + ‎magnetismo (“magnetism”) → ‎paleomagnetismo (“paleomagnetism”)
    ‎paleo- + ‎grundo (“soil”) → ‎paleogrundo (“paleosol”)

Derived terms

Esperanto terms prefixed with paleo-

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English paleo-), ultimately from Ancient Greek παλαιός (palaiós).

Pronunciation

Prefix

paleo-

  1. paleo-

Derived terms

Finnish terms prefixed with paleo-

Anagrams

Italian

Alternative forms

Prefix

paleo-

  1. paleo-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with paleo-

See also

Anagrams

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek παλαιός (palaiós, “old”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pa‧le‧o-

Prefix

paleo-

  1. paleo-

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with paleo-

Spanish

Prefix

paleo-

  1. paleo-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with paleo-

Further reading

Swedish

Prefix

paleo-

  1. paleo-; prehistoric, pertaining to paleontology

Derived terms

Swedish terms prefixed with paleo-
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