paleo-
prefixUK /ˈpæl.i.əʊ/ · US /ˈpæl.i.ə/
Etymology From Ancient Greek παλαιός (palaiós, “old”).
1
Morpheme Old; ancient or primitive.
2
Morpheme Related to paleontology.
3
Morpheme Used to form informal names of taxa; basal.
- Antonyms
- neo-
prefix — 3 senses
UK /ˈpæl.i.əʊ/ · US /ˈpæl.i.ə/
Etymology From Ancient Greek παλαιός (palaiós, “old”).
Morpheme Old; ancient or primitive.
Morpheme Related to paleontology.
Morpheme Used to form informal names of taxa; basal.
Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.