Where does “paleogeographical” come from?
paleogeographical (English) comes from English geographical, from Latin geographicus, from Latin geōgraphia, from Ancient Greek γεωγραφία, from Ancient Greek γεωγράφος, from Ancient Greek γεω-, from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογία — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
paleogeographical (English): Of or pertaining to paleogeography
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to paleogeography
Ancestry of “paleogeographical”, step by step
paleogeographical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English geographical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | geographical | Of or relating to geography; geographic; A move... |
| 2 | Latin | geographicus | geographic, geographical |
| 3 | Latin | geōgraphia | geography |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γεωγραφία | a description of the earth |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γεωγράφος | geographer |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γεω- | earth; earth- |
| 7 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via English paleo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | paleo | Clipping of paleodiet |
| 2 | Hawaiian | leo | voice; sound; command; verbal message |
| 3 | Proto-Polynesian | leo | voice; language; speech |
| 4 | Proto-Oceanic | leqo | — |
| 5 | Proto-Oceanic | *(qa-)liqoʀ | throat front part of the neck |
| 6 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *liqəʀ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *liqəʀ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | liqəʀ | neck |
| 9 | Proto-Austronesian | liqəʀ | neck |