paleobiology 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- Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logia New Latin biologialbor. English biology English paleobiology From paleo- + biology.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The branch of biology or paleontology concerned with the study of fossils of plants and animals
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| palaeobiology | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (15)
de Paläobiologie (branch of study) · it paleobiologia (branch of study) · ba палеобиология (branch of study) · ko 고생물학 (branch of study) · vi cổ sinh vật học (branch of study) · pt paleobiologia (branch of study) · kk палеобиология (branch of study) · ja 古生物学 (branch of study) · id paleobiologi (branch of study) · es paleobiología (branch of study) · fi paleobiologia (branch of study) · ro paleobiologie (branch of study) · cmn 古生物學 /古生物学 (branch of study) · la palaeobiologia (branch of study) · ky палеобиология (branch of study)