Where does “palaeomammalogy” come from?

palaeomammalogy (English) comes from English mammalogy, from English -logy, from French -logie, from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ — Base for nouns denoting the study of something, or the branch of knowledge of a discipline.

palaeomammalogy (English): The study of prehistoric mammals

Definitions

  1. The study of prehistoric mammals

Ancestry of “palaeomammalogy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmammalogyThe study of mammals
2English-logyA branch of learning; a study of a particular...
3French-logie-logy
4Latin-logia-logy; the study of
5Ancient Greek-λογῐ́ᾱBase for nouns denoting the study of something, or the branch of knowledge of a discipline
Every word from Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ →Every word from French -logie →Every word from English -logy →