Where does “paleomargin” come from?
paleomargin (English) comes from English paleo, from Hawaiian leo, from Proto-Polynesian leo, from Proto-Oceanic leqo, from Proto-Oceanic *(qa-)liqoʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *liqəʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *liqəʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian liqəʀ — neck.
paleomargin (English): The edge of a paleolake or paleolagoon
Definitions
- The edge of a paleolake or paleolagoon
Ancestry of “paleomargin”, step by step
paleomargin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English margin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | margin | The edge of the paper, typically left blank when... |
| 2 | Middle English | margyn | The edge or border of something |
| 3 | Latin | marginem | accusative singular of margō |
| 4 | Latin | margō | border, margin, edge |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | merǵ- | edge, boundary, border; boundary, border;... |