actuopalynology

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived from-λογία
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromπαλύνω“to sprinkle, scatter”
3. Latin · derived fromactuālis
4. French · borrowed fromactuel
5. English todayactuopalynology

From actuo- (“present, current, living, active”) + palynology, from French actuel, from Latin actuālis + Ancient Greek παλύνω (palúnō, “to sprinkle, scatter”) (from πάλη (pálē, “fine meal, dust”)) + Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía). By surface analysis, actuo- + palyno- + -log + -y.

Words from the same roots