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Where does “paleontology” come from?

Paleontology comes from French paléontologie, combining Greek palaiós meaning "ancient" and ontología meaning "study of being."

paleontology (English): Study of the forms of life existing in...

Definitions

  1. Study of the forms of life existing in...

Ancestry of “paleontology”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpaléontologiepaleontology

Words derived from “paleontology”

  • paleontologist
  • paleontologic
  • micropalaeontology
  • micropaleontology
  • micropaleontologist
  • micropaleontologic
  • xenopaleontology
  • micropalaeontologic
  • palæontologist
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