paleo-
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From Ancient Greek παλαιός (palaiós, “old”).
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paleo-
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old
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From Ancient Greek παλαιός (palaiós, “old”).
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paleo-
- (sciences) paleo-
- paleo- + botaniko (“botany”) → paleobotaniko (“paleobotany”)
- paleo- + ekologio (“ecology”) → paleoekologio (“paleoecology”)
- paleo- + magnetismo (“magnetism”) → paleomagnetismo (“paleomagnetism”)
- paleo- + grundo (“soil”) → paleogrundo (“paleosol”)
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Finnish Edit
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Internationalism (see English paleo-), ultimately from Ancient Greek παλαιός (palaiós).
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paleo-
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Italian Edit
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- pale- (before a vowel)
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paleo-
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- archeo- (“archaeo-”)
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paleo-
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- “paleo-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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paleo-
- paleo-; prehistoric, pertaining to paleontology