Where does “paleoherb” come from?

paleoherb (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.

paleoherb (English): A flowering plant which is neither a eudicot nor...

Definitions

  1. A flowering plant which is neither a eudicot nor...

Ancestry of “paleoherb”, step by step

paleoherb 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 Herb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHerbA plant whose stem is not woody and does not persist beyond each growing season
2Middle EnglishherbeA herbaceous plant
3Old Frencherbegrass; herb
4Latinherbagrass, herbage; herb; weeds
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Austronesian liqəʀEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian liqəʀEvery word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *liqəʀ
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