Where does “paleodistributional” come from?

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

paleodistributional (English): Relating to a paleodistribution

Definitions

  1. Relating to a paleodistribution

Ancestry of “paleodistributional”, step by step

paleodistributional traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English distributional

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdistributionalOf or pertaining to distribution; Having an...
2EnglishdistributionAn act of distributing or state of being...
3Old Frenchdistribution
4Latindistributiodivision, distribution
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 χάλιξ
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