Where does “paleozoogeographical” come from?
paleozoogeographical (English) comes from English zoogeographical, from English geographical, from Latin geographicus, from Latin geōgraphia, from Ancient Greek γεωγραφία, from Ancient Greek γεωγράφος, from Ancient Greek γεω-, from Latin -logia — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
paleozoogeographical (English): Relating to paleozoogeography
Definitions
- Relating to paleozoogeography
Ancestry of “paleozoogeographical”, step by step
paleozoogeographical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English zoogeographical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | zoogeographical | Pertaining to zoogeography |
| 2 | English | geographical | Of or relating to geography; geographic; A move... |
| 3 | Latin | geographicus | geographic, geographical |
| 4 | Latin | geōgraphia | geography |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γεωγραφία | a description of the earth |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γεωγράφος | geographer |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γεω- | earth; earth- |
| 8 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
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 |