Etymology

paleolatitude

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Today it means: The former latitude of a particular geologic formation at a time in the geologic past, often specifically the time of formation Full definition →

English latitude ← Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós) ← Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekπάλαι (pálai)
  3. Ancient Greekπᾰλαιός (pălaiós)
  4. Englishpaleo-
  5. Englishlatitude
  6. English todaypaleolatitude

From paleo- + latitude.

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