Etymology

palaeobiology

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Today it means: The scientific study of prehistoric life, especially of those aspects pertaining to living systems. Full definition →

English biology ← New Latin biologia ← Ancient Greek βίος (bíos)
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekπᾰλαιός (pălaiós)
  2. Englishpaleo-
  3. Englishpalaeo-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  5. Ancient Greekβίος (bíos)
  6. New Latinbiologia
  7. Englishbiology
  8. English todaypalaeobiology

From palaeo- + biology.

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