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Where does “paleothermometry” come from?

paleothermometry (English) comes from English thermometry, from English thermo-, from Ancient Greek θερμός, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

paleothermometry (English): Alternative spelling of palaeothermometry

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  1. Alternative spelling of palaeothermometry

Ancestry of “paleothermometry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthermometryThe science and technology related to the...
2Englishthermo-heat
3Ancient Greekθερμόςwarm, hot, boiling, glowing; hotheaded, hasty,...
4Ancient Greekσφαῖραball, globe, sphere
5Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
6Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
8Proto-Indo-European-ess—
9Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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