Meanings
proper noun
- geographyThe era from 2,500 Ma to 1,600 Ma, marked by a dramatic increase in atmospheric oxygen.
adjectivePaleoproterozoic (not comparable)
- not comparablegeographyOf a geologic era within the Proterozoic eon from 2,500 to 1,600 million years ago.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-der.?
- Ancient Greekπάλαι (pálai)
- Ancient Greekπᾰλαιός (pălaiós)
- Englishpaleo-
- EnglishProterozoic
- EnglishPaleoproterozoic
From paleo- + Proterozoic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Estonian paleoproterosoikum
- paleoproterosoikumera 2,500-1,600 Ma
Finnish varhaisproterotsooinen maailmankausi, paleoproterotsooinen maailmankausi
- varhaisproterotsooinen maailmankausiera 2,500-1,600 Ma
- paleoproterotsooinen maailmankausiera 2,500-1,600 Ma
- varhaisproterotsooinenof an era from 2,500 to 1,600 million years ago
- paleoproterotsooinenof an era from 2,500 to 1,600 million years ago
French Paléoprotérozoïque, paléoprotérozoïque
- Paléoprotérozoïqueera 2,500-1,600 Ma
- paléoprotérozoïqueof an era from 2,500 to 1,600 million years ago
Greek Παλαιοπροτεροζωικός
- Παλαιοπροτεροζωικός (Palaioproterozoïkós)era 2,500-1,600 Ma
Polish paleoproterozoik
- paleoproterozoikera 2,500-1,600 Ma
Swedish paleoproterozoikum, paleoproterozoisk
- paleoproterozoikumera 2,500-1,600 Ma
- paleoproterozoiskof an era from 2,500 to 1,600 million years ago
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Paleoproterozoic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paleoproterozoic
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“Paleoproterozoic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paleoproterozoic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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