Where does “paleobehaviour” come from?
paleobehaviour (English) comes from English behaviour, from English -iour, from English -our, from Middle English -our, from Old French -eor, from Latin -ator, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr.
paleobehaviour (English): The behaviour of a prehistoric animal
Definitions
- The behaviour of a prehistoric animal
Ancestry of “paleobehaviour”, step by step
paleobehaviour traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English behaviour
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | behaviour | The way a living creature behaves or acts; The... |
| 2 | English | -iour | Suffix added to verbs to form nouns; Alternative... |
| 3 | English | -our | — |
| 4 | Middle English | -our | — |
| 5 | Old French | -eor | Alternative form of -or |
| 6 | Latin | -ator | -ator, -er; second-person singular future passive... |
| 7 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
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 |