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Where does “πάλαι” come from?

πάλαι (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

πάλαι (Ancient Greek): long ago, in days past; 460 BCE – 395 BCE,...

Definitions

  1. long ago, in days past; 460 BCE – 395 BCE,...

Ancestry of “πάλαι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “πάλαι”

  • Paleozoic
  • Paleolithic
  • palaeolithic
  • Paleogene
  • paleomagnetic
  • paleosol
  • Paleoproterozoic
  • paleoclimate
  • paleolimnological
  • paleoanthropology
  • paleoenvironmental
  • paleoclimatic
  • paleoecology
  • paleolithic
  • paleogeography
  • palaeoenvironmental
  • paleography
  • paleogeographic
  • paleoecological
  • palaeography
  • paleopathology
  • palaeoclimatic
  • paleomagnetism
  • paleobiology
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