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Where does “palaeosubspecies” come from?

palaeosubspecies (English) comes from English subspecies, from English Species, from Latin speciēs, from Latin speciō, from Proto-Italic spekjō, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

palaeosubspecies (English): Alternative form of paleosubspecies

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of paleosubspecies

Ancestry of “palaeosubspecies”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsubspeciesA rank in the classification of organisms, below...
2EnglishSpecies—
3Latinspeciēs—
4Latinspeciō—
5Proto-Italicspekjōto observe, to see
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
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