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Where does “palaeodietary” come from?

palaeodietary (English) comes from English dietary, from Medieval Latin diētārium, from Latin diaeta, from Ancient Greek δίαιτα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

palaeodietary (English): Alternative form of paleodietary

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of paleodietary

Ancestry of “palaeodietary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdietaryOf, or relating to diet; Comprising a food...
2Medieval Latindiētārium—
3Latindiaetadiet, regimen; house, dwelling; diet, assembly
4Ancient Greekδίαιταway of living, way of life, mode of life,...
5Ancient Greek-μᾰ"suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an...
6Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ →