Where does “paleodistribution” come from?

paleodistribution (English) comes from English distribution, from Old French distribution, from Latin distributio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

paleodistribution (English): The distribution of organisms in prehistoric...

Definitions

  1. The distribution of organisms in prehistoric...

Ancestry of “paleodistribution”, step by step

paleodistribution traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English distribution

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdistributionAn act of distributing or state of being...
2Old Frenchdistribution
3Latindistributiodivision, distribution
4Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
5Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient 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-