paleo-

See also: paleo, paleó, paléo-, palaeo-, palæo-, and paläo-

English

Alternative forms

palaeo-, palae-
pale-
palæo-, palæ- (archaic or archaicizing)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παλαιός (palaiós, “old”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpæ.li.əʊ/, /ˈpeɪ.li.əʊ/

Prefix

paleo-

Old; ancient or primitive
Related to paleontology.

Antonyms

neo-

Derived terms

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Translations

old

Chinese:
Mandarin: 古- (zh)
Finnish: paleo- (fi), muinais- (fi)

Greek: παλαιο- (el) (palaio-)
Irish: pailé-
Japanese: 旧- (ja) (きゅう-, kyū-)

primitive

Finnish: paleo- (fi)

Irish: pailé-

related to paleontology

Finnish: paleo- (fi)
Greek: παλαιο- (el) (palaio-)

Irish: pailé-

Finnish

Prefix

paleo-

paleo-

Derived terms

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Anagrams

lepoa

Italian

Alternative forms

pale- (before a vowel)

Prefix

paleo-

paleo-

Derived terms

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Terms derived from paleo-

paleoavanguardia
paleobiogeografia
paleocapitalismo
Paleocene

paleoconservative
paleocorteccia
Paleogene
paleoindustriale

paleontografico
paleopallio
paleoslavo
paleottero

Swedish

Prefix

paleo-

paleo-; prehistoric, pertaining to paleontology

Derived terms

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