paleo-

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

English

Alternative forms

palaeo-, palae-
pale-
palæo-, palæ- (archaic or archaicizing)

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-

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

Antonyms

neo-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with paleo-

Translations

old

Chinese:
Mandarin: 古- (zh) (gǔ-)
Finnish: paleo- (fi), muinais- (fi)
French: paléo- (fr)
German: paläo- (de)
Greek: παλαιο- (el) (palaio-)
Irish: pailé(a)-
Japanese: 旧- (ja) (きゅう-, kyū-)

primitive

Finnish: paleo- (fi)
Irish: pailé(a)-

related to paleontology

Finnish: paleo- (fi)
French: paléo- (fr)
Greek: παλαιο- (el) (palaio-)
Irish: pailé(a)-

Esperanto

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [paˈleo]
Rhymes: -eo
Hyphenation: pa‧le‧o

Prefix

paleo-

(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

IPA^(key): /ˈpɑleo-/, [ˈpɑ̝le̞o̞-]

Prefix

paleo-

paleo-

Derived terms

Finnish terms prefixed with paleo-

Anagrams

lepoa

Italian

Alternative forms

pale- (before a vowel)

Prefix

paleo-

paleo-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with paleo-

paleoavanguardia
paleobiogeografia
Paleocene
paleoconservative
paleocorteccia
Paleogene
paleoindustriale
paleontografico
paleopallio
paleottero

See also

archeo- (“archaeo-”)

Anagrams

opale

Spanish

Prefix

paleo-

paleo-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with paleo-

Further reading

“paleo-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

Prefix

paleo-

paleo-; prehistoric, pertaining to paleontology

Derived terms

Swedish terms prefixed with paleo-

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