"paleo-" meaning in English

See paleo- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

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': 92 3 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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 52 38 Disambiguation of 'related to paleontology': 1 95 4
  3. Used to form informal names of taxa; basal. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-paleo--en-prefix-SngbUi7e
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: palaeo-, palae-, pale-, palæo-, palæ- (english: archaic or archaicizing)

Alternative forms

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