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

  1. An artist who produces scientific illustrations...

Ancestry of “paleoillustrator”, step by step

paleoillustrator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English illustrator

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishillustratora person who draws pictures
2EnglishillustrateTo shed light upon; To clarify something by...
3EnglishillustrationThe act of illustrating; the act of making clear...
4Middle Frenchillustration
5Latinillūstrātiōthe action of lighting up, brightening
6Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
7Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

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
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-