Where does “paleozoology” come from?

paleozoology (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.

paleozoology (English): The branch of zoology dealing with fossils, and...

Definitions

  1. The branch of zoology dealing with fossils, and...

Ancestry of “paleozoology”, step by step

paleozoology traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English paleo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpaleoClipping of paleodiet
2Hawaiianleovoice; sound; command; verbal message
3Proto-Polynesianleovoice; language; speech
4Proto-Oceanicleqo
5Proto-Oceanic*(qa-)liqoʀthroat front part of the neck
6Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*liqəʀ
7Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*liqəʀ
8Proto-Malayo-Polynesianliqəʀneck
9Proto-Austronesianliqəʀneck

via English zoology

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishzoologyThe part of biology relating to the animal...
2Ancient Greekζῷονanimal, beast; form, image
3Proto-Hellenicďṓyyonanimal, creature, beast
4Proto-Hellenicgʷyōwyon
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷyeh₃w-y-om
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Austronesian liqəʀEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian liqəʀEvery word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *liqəʀ