Where does “paleovolcano” come from?
paleovolcano (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.
paleovolcano (English): A volcano that formed in prehistoric times (typically before the Tertiary)
Definitions
- A volcano that formed in prehistoric times (typically before the Tertiary)
Ancestry of “paleovolcano”, step by step
paleovolcano 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 volcano
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | volcano | A vent or fissure on the surface of a planet (usually in a mountainous form) with a magma chamber attached to the mantle of a planet or moon, periodically erupting forth lava and volcanic gases onto the surface |
| 2 | Italian | vulcano | volcano |
| 3 | Latin | Vulcānus | Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalwork, considered equivalent to the Greek Hephaestus and various German and Celtic gods |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀδών | Ionic form of ὀδούς |