Where does “paleoanthropometry” come from?
paleoanthropometry (English) comes from English paleo, from Hawaiian leo, from Proto-Polynesian leo, from Proto-Oceanic leqo, from Proto-Oceanic *(qa-)liqoʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *liqəʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *liqəʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian liqəʀ — neck.
paleoanthropometry (English): The anthropometry of the remains of ancient people
Definitions
- The anthropometry of the remains of ancient people
Ancestry of “paleoanthropometry”, step by step
paleoanthropometry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English paleo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | paleo | Clipping of paleodiet |
| 2 | Hawaiian | leo | voice; sound; command; verbal message |
| 3 | Proto-Polynesian | leo | voice; language; speech |
| 4 | Proto-Oceanic | leqo | — |
| 5 | Proto-Oceanic | *(qa-)liqoʀ | throat front part of the neck |
| 6 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *liqəʀ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *liqəʀ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | liqəʀ | neck |
| 9 | Proto-Austronesian | liqəʀ | neck |
via English anthropometry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anthropometry | The science of measuring the human body in order... |
| 2 | French | anthropométrie | anthropometry |
| 3 | French | -métrie | -metry |
| 4 | Latin | -metria | -metry |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μετρία | measurement |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |