Where does “paleolongitude” come from?
paleolongitude (English) comes from English longitude, from Old French longitude, from Latin longitūdō, from Latin longus, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
paleolongitude (English): The former longitude of a particular geologic...
Definitions
- The former longitude of a particular geologic...
Ancestry of “paleolongitude”, step by step
paleolongitude traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English longitude
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | longitude | Angular distance measured west or east of the... |
| 2 | Old French | longitude | — |
| 3 | Latin | longitūdō | length, longitude; longness |
| 4 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 5 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | 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 |