Where does “paleoindicator” come from?

paleoindicator (English) comes from English indicator, from Latin indicātor, from Latin indicō, from Latin index, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

paleoindicator (English): evidence for an ancient event

Definitions

  1. evidence for an ancient event

Ancestry of “paleoindicator”, step by step

paleoindicator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English indicator

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishindicatorA pointer or index that indicates something; A...
2LatinindicātorSomeone who points out
3Latinindicōto indicate, point out; show, manifest, discover
4LatinindexA pointer, indicator; The index finger,...
5Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
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 χάλιξ