Where does “paleo-” come from?
paleo- (Portuguese) comes from Ancient Greek παλαιός, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
Ancestry of “paleo-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | παλαιός | old, aged; ancient, of times past; time-honoured,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -ός | — |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |
Words derived from “paleo-”