Where does “paleoillustrator” come from?
paleoillustrator (English) comes from English illustrator, from English illustrate, from English illustration, from Middle French illustration, from Latin illūstrātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
paleoillustrator (English): An artist who produces scientific illustrations...
Definitions
- An artist who produces scientific illustrations...
Ancestry of “paleoillustrator”, step by step
paleoillustrator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English illustrator
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | illustrator | a person who draws pictures |
| 2 | English | illustrate | To shed light upon; To clarify something by... |
| 3 | English | illustration | The act of illustrating; the act of making clear... |
| 4 | Middle French | illustration | — |
| 5 | Latin | illūstrātiō | the action of lighting up, brightening |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |