"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': 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 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 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)

Alternative forms

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