Etymology

paleodepth

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Today it means: Depth of an ocean deposit at a particular time in the geologic past Full definition →

English depth ← Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)
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  1. Ancient Greekπᾰλαιός (pălaiós)
  2. Englishpaleo-
  3. Englishdepth
  4. English todaypaleodepth

From paleo- + depth.

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