Where does “Paleo-Eskimo” come from?
Paleo-Eskimo (English) comes from English paleo-, from Ancient Greek παλαιός, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
Paleo-Eskimo (English): The inhabitants and/or native cultures of the...
Definitions
- The inhabitants and/or native cultures of the...
Ancestry of “Paleo-Eskimo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | paleo- | Old; ancient or primitive; Related to... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | παλαιός | old, aged; ancient, of times past; time-honoured,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |