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paleo- en · X

Pronunciation

/-oʊ/ (US)
/ˈpeɪ.li.əʊ/ (UK)
/ˈpæl.i.ə/ (US)
/ˈpæl.i.əʊ/ (UK)
/ˈpeɪ.li.ə/ (US)
(Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der.? Ancient Greek πάλαι (pálai) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- From Ancient Greek παλαιός (palaiós, “old”).

Meanings

(morpheme) Old; ancient or primitive.
(morpheme) Related to paleontology.
(morpheme) Used to form informal names of taxa; basal.

Forms

Spelling	Labels	Source
palaeo-	alternative	lexicographic
palæo-	alternative	lexicographic
palæ-	alternative	lexicographic
pale-	alternative	lexicographic
palae-	alternative	lexicographic

Antonyms

neo-

Translations (22)

cmn 古- (old) · ga pailé(a)- (related to paleontology) · gl paleo- (old) · hi पुरा- (old) · fi paleo- (related to paleontology) · hi पुरा (related to paleontology) · ja 旧- (old) · el παλαιο- (related to paleontology) · hi पुरा (primitive) · fi muinais- (old) · ga pailé(a)- (primitive) · el παλαιο- (old) · fr paléo- (related to paleontology) · fi paleo- (primitive) · pt paleo- (primitive) · ga pailé(a)- (old) · de paläo- (old) · pt paleo- (old) · vi -cổ (old) · fr paléo- (old) · fi paleo- (old) · pt paleo- (related to paleontology)