"paleo-" meaning in All languages combined

See paleo- on Wiktionary

Prefix [Catalan]

IPA: [pəˌle.u] [Central], [pəˌle.o] [Balearic], [paˌle.o] [Valencia]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek παλαιός (palaiós, “old”). Etymology templates: {{der|ca|grc|παλαιός||old}} Ancient Greek παλαιός (palaiós, “old”) Head templates: {{head|ca|prefix}} paleo-
  1. paleo-, old Tags: morpheme

Prefix [English]

IPA: /ˈpæl.i.əʊ/ [UK], /ˈpeɪ.li.əʊ/ [UK], /ˈpæl.i.ə/ [US], /ˈpeɪ.li.ə/ [US], /-oʊ/ [US]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek παλαιός (palaiós, “old”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|παλαιός||old}} Ancient Greek παλαιός (palaiós, “old”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} paleo-, {{en-prefix}} paleo-
  1. Old; ancient or primitive Tags: morpheme Translations (old): 古- (gǔ-) (Chinese Mandarin), paleo- (Finnish), muinais- (Finnish), paléo- (French), paläo- (German), παλαιο- (palaio-) (Greek), pailé(a)- (Irish), 旧- (kyū-) (alt: きゅう-) (Japanese), paleo- (Portuguese), -cổ (Vietnamese) Translations (primitive): paleo- (Finnish), pailé(a)- (Irish), paleo- (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-paleo--en-prefix-kd0AESoS Disambiguation of 'old': 94 0 6 Disambiguation of 'primitive': 93 2 5
  2. Related to paleontology. Tags: morpheme Translations (related to paleontology): paleo- (Finnish), paléo- (French), παλαιο- (palaio-) (Greek), pailé(a)- (Irish), paleo- (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-paleo--en-prefix-6xLR~vnO Disambiguation of 'related to paleontology': 1 97 3
  3. Used to form informal names of taxa; basal. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-paleo--en-prefix-SngbUi7e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using catfix, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 9 71 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 12 81 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 22 7 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 22 7 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 5 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 15 9 76 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 4 15 81 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 11 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 30 13 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 29 7 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 5 8 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 24 9 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 21 7 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 23 8 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: palaeo-, palae-, pale-, palæo-, palæ- (english: archaic or archaicizing)

Prefix [Esperanto]

IPA: [paˈleo]
Rhymes: -eo Etymology: From Ancient Greek παλαιός (palaiós, “old”). Etymology templates: {{der|eo|grc|παλαιός||old}} Ancient Greek παλαιός (palaiós, “old”) Head templates: {{head|eo|prefix}} paleo-
  1. (sciences) paleo- Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Sciences
    Sense id: en-paleo--eo-prefix-BWBb-nOd Categories (other): Esperanto entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries Topics: sciences

Prefix [Finnish]

IPA: /ˈpɑleo-/, [ˈpɑ̝le̞o̞-]
Etymology: Internationalism (see English paleo-), ultimately from Ancient Greek παλαιός (palaiós). Etymology templates: {{internationalism|fi}} Internationalism, {{cog|en|paleo-}} English paleo-, {{der|fi|grc|παλαιός}} Ancient Greek παλαιός (palaiós) Head templates: {{head|fi|prefix|head=}} paleo-, {{fi-prefix}} paleo-
  1. paleo- Tags: morpheme

Prefix [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|prefix}} paleo-
  1. paleo- Tags: morpheme Synonyms: pale- [before-vowel] Derived forms: paleoavanguardia, paleobiogeografia, Paleocene, paleoconservatore, paleocorteccia, Paleogene, paleoindustriale, paleontografico, paleopallio, paleottero Related terms: archeo- (english: archaeo-)

Prefix [Portuguese]

Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek παλαιός (palaiós, “old”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|pt|grc|παλαιός||old}} Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek παλαιός (palaiós, “old”) Head templates: {{head|pt|prefix}} paleo-
  1. paleo- Tags: morpheme

Prefix [Spanish]

Head templates: {{head|es|prefix}} paleo-
  1. paleo- Tags: morpheme

Prefix [Swedish]

Head templates: {{head|sv|prefix}} paleo-
  1. paleo-; prehistoric, pertaining to paleontology Tags: morpheme

Alternative forms

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}

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