Etymology

paleocrystic

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Today it means: Of, pertaining to, or derived from a former glacial formation; composed of ancient ice. Full definition →

Ancient Greek παλαιός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπαλαιός“old”
  2. English todaypaleocrystic

From Ancient Greek παλαιός (palaiós, “old”) + κρύος (krúos, “frost”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπαλαιός all →

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