Etymology

paleofield

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Today it means: A magnetic field active at a particular time in the geologic past Full definition →

English field ← Middle English feld ← Old English feld
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekπᾰλαιός (pălaiós)
  2. Englishpaleo-
  3. Proto-Germanic*felþuz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*felþu
  5. Old Englishfeld
  6. Middle Englishfeld
  7. Englishfield
  8. English todaypaleofield

From paleo- + field.

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