Where does “paleohabitat” come from?

paleohabitat (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.

paleohabitat (English): An extinct habitat that can only be reconstructed...

Definitions

  1. An extinct habitat that can only be reconstructed...

Ancestry of “paleohabitat”, step by step

paleohabitat 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 habitat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhabitatConditions suitable for an organism or population...
2Latinhabitatthird-person singular present active indicative...
3LatinhabitoI reside, inhabit; I remain, dwell, live; I...
4LatinhabeoI have, hold; I own, have; I possess, have
5Proto-Italichabēō
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰh₁bʰ-to grab, to take; to grab, take
Every word from Proto-Austronesian liqəʀEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian liqəʀEvery word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *liqəʀ