paleógeno

See also: Paleógeno

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der.?

Ancient Greek πάλαι (pálai)

Ancient Greek -ος (-os)

Ancient Greek παλαιός (palaiós)lbor.

Spanish paleo-

Spanish -geno

Spanish paleógeno

From paleo- + -geno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paleˈoxeno/ [pa.leˈo.xe.no]
• Rhymes: -oxeno
• Syllabification: pa‧le‧ó‧ge‧no

Adjective

paleógeno (feminine paleógena, masculine plural paleógenos, feminine plural paleógenas)

1. Paleogene

Further reading

• “paleógeno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025