Where does “paleobiogeographic” come from?
paleobiogeographic (English) comes from English biogeographic, from English geographic, from Latin geographicus, from Latin geōgraphia, from Ancient Greek γεωγραφία, from Ancient Greek γεωγράφος, from Ancient Greek γεω-, from Latin -logia — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
paleobiogeographic (English): Of or pertaining to paleobiogeography
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to paleobiogeography
Ancestry of “paleobiogeographic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | biogeographic | Of or pertaining to biogeography, the study of... |
| 2 | English | geographic | Pertaining to geography; Determined by geography,... |
| 3 | Latin | geographicus | geographic, geographical |
| 4 | Latin | geōgraphia | geography |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γεωγραφία | a description of the earth |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γεωγράφος | geographer |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γεω- | earth; earth- |
| 8 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |