Where does “paleorainfall” come from?
paleorainfall (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.
paleorainfall (English): rainfall in prehistoric times
Definitions
- rainfall in prehistoric times
Ancestry of “paleorainfall”, step by step
paleorainfall 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 rainfall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rainfall | the amount of rain that falls on a single... |
| 2 | English | rain | Condensed water falling from a cloud; Any matter... |
| 3 | Middle English | reyn | rain water falling from a cloud |
| 4 | Old English | reġn | rain |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | regn | rain |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | regną | rain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreǵ- | to flow |