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-

1. Old; ancient or primitive
2. Related to paleontology.
3. Used to form informal names of taxa; basal.

Antonyms

• neo-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with paleo-

Translations

old

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 古- (zh)

• Finnish: paleo- (fi), muinais- (fi)
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• Greek: παλαιο- (el) (palaio-)
• Irish: pailé-
• Japanese: 旧- (ja) (きゅう-, kyū-)

primitive

• Finnish: paleo- (fi)
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• Irish: pailé-

related to paleontology

• Finnish: paleo- (fi)
• Greek: παλαιο- (el) (palaio-)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Irish: pailé-

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Finnish

Prefix

paleo-

1. paleo-

Derived terms

Finnish terms prefixed with paleo-

Anagrams

• lepoa

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Italian

Alternative forms

• pale- (before a vowel)

Prefix

paleo-

1. paleo-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with paleo-

• paleoavanguardia
• paleobiogeografia
• paleocapitalismo
• Paleocene
• paleoconservative
• paleocorteccia
• Paleogene
• paleoindustriale
• paleontografico
• paleopallio
• paleoslavo
• paleottero

 

See also

• archeo- (“archaeo-”)

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Swedish

Prefix

paleo-

1. paleo-; prehistoric, pertaining to paleontology

Derived terms

Swedish terms prefixed with paleo-