palaeogeography en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der.? Ancient Greek πάλαι (pálai) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English palaeo- Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-) Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos) Ancient Greek γεωγρᾰ́φος (geōgrắphos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) ▲ Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-) ▲ Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γρᾰφῐ́ᾱ (-grăphĭ́ā) Ancient Greek γεωγρᾰφῐ́ᾱ (geōgrăphĭ́ā)bor. Latin geōgraphia Middle French géographie English geography English palaeogeography From palaeo- + geography.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The study of historical geography — of the (chiefly physical, but sometimes political/cultural) geography of the world in the geologic past.
- (countable, uncountable) The study of historical geography — of the (chiefly physical, but sometimes political/cultural) geography of the world in the geologic past. ▸ Synonym of paleogeomorphology The study of the physical geography from the past; no political or cultural history
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| paleogeography | alternative | lexicographic | |
| palaeogeographies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
palaeogeomorphology · paleogeomorphology · paleogeomorphology The study of the physical geography from the past
Translations (13)
ky палеогеография (the study of historical geography) · nl paleogeografie (the study of historical geography) · vi cổ địa lý học (the study of historical geography) · ga pailéigeografaíocht (the study of historical geography) · ko 고지리학 (the study of historical geography) · ja 古地理学 (the study of historical geography) · ba палеогеография (the study of historical geography) · cmn 古地理學 /古地理学 (the study of historical geography) · kk палеогеография (the study of historical geography) · ro paleogeografie (the study of historical geography) · pt paleogeografia (the study of historical geography) · vi cổ địa lí học (the study of historical geography) · fr paléogéographie (the study of historical geography)