Where does “paleodeposition” come from?

paleodeposition (English) comes from English deposition, from Middle English deposicion, from Old French deposicion, from Latin depositio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

paleodeposition (English): The formation of a deposit in the distant past

Definitions

  1. The formation of a deposit in the distant past

Ancestry of “paleodeposition”, step by step

paleodeposition traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English deposition

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdepositionThe removal of someone from office; The act of...
2Middle EnglishdeposicionDeposing or removal from office; The burial or...
3Old Frenchdeposicion
4Latindepositiodepositing, burying; deposition, testimony
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

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
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-