Where does “palaeobiogeography” come from?
palaeobiogeography (English) comes from English paleobiogeography, from English biogeography, from English geography, from Middle French géographie, from Latin geōgraphia, from Ancient Greek γεωγραφία, from Ancient Greek γεωγράφος, from Ancient Greek γεω- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
palaeobiogeography (English): Alternative form of paleobiogeography
Definitions
- Alternative form of paleobiogeography
Ancestry of “palaeobiogeography”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | paleobiogeography | The scientific study of the prehistoric... |
| 2 | English | biogeography | The study of the geographical distribution of... |
| 3 | English | geography | A description of the earth: a treatise or... |
| 4 | Middle French | géographie | — |
| 5 | Latin | geōgraphia | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γεωγραφία | a description of the earth |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γεωγράφος | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | γεω- | earth; earth- |
| 9 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |