Where does “paleoichthyologist” come from?
paleoichthyologist (English) comes from English ichthyologist, from English ichthyology, from English logy, from Dutch log, from English log, from Middle English logge, from Old French loge, from Latin laubĭa — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
paleoichthyologist (English): Alternative spelling of palaeoichthyologist
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of palaeoichthyologist
Ancestry of “paleoichthyologist”, step by step
paleoichthyologist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ichthyologist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ichthyologist | An expert in ichthyology: one who studies fishes |
| 2 | English | ichthyology | The branch of zoology devoted to the study of... |
| 3 | English | logy | Slow to respond or react; lethargic; A term... |
| 4 | Dutch | log | lumbering, inert, slow in movement; immobile;... |
| 5 | English | log | The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches;... |
| 6 | Middle English | logge | large long stick, staff, pole, log |
| 7 | Old French | loge | arbor, covered walk-way; arbour, covered walk-way |
| 8 | Latin | laubĭa | penthouse, gallery, arcade, portico, lodge |
| 9 | Frankish | laubijā | shelter; arbour; shelter, arbour; arbour, shelter |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | laub | leaf; foliage |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | laubą | leaf |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; 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 |