Where does “paleocave” come from?

paleocave (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.

paleocave (English): A cave that was inhabited in the distant past, in particular by paleohumans

Definitions

  1. A cave that was inhabited in the distant past, in particular by paleohumans

Ancestry of “paleocave”, step by step

paleocave traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English paleo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpaleoClipping of paleodiet
2Hawaiianleovoice; sound; command; verbal message
3Proto-Polynesianleovoice; language; speech
4Proto-Oceanicleqo
5Proto-Oceanic*(qa-)liqoʀthroat front part of the neck
6Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*liqəʀ
7Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*liqəʀ
8Proto-Malayo-Polynesianliqəʀneck
9Proto-Austronesianliqəʀneck

via English cave

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcaveA large, naturally-occurring cavity formed...
2Middle EnglishcaveA cave or cavern
3Old Frenchcave
4Latincavanominative feminine singular of cavus; nominative...
5Latincavushollow, concave; excavated, channeled;...
6Proto-Italickawos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱowh₁óshollow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Austronesian liqəʀEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian liqəʀEvery word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *liqəʀ