Meanings
adjectivepalaeoceanographic (not comparable)
- not comparableOf or pertaining to palaeoceanography
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-der.?
- Ancient Greekπάλαι (pálai)
- Ancient Greekπᾰλαιός (pălaiós)
- Englishpaleo-
- Englishpalaeo-
- Ancient GreekὨκεᾰνός (Ōkeănós)
- LatinŌceanus
- Old Frenchoccean
- Middle English*ocean, occean, occian, occyan
- Englishocean
- Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
- Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
- Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
- Ancient Greekγραφή (graphḗ)
- Englishoceanography
- Englishoceanographic
- Englishpalaeoceanographic
From palaeo- + oceanographic.
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APA
palaeoceanographic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palaeoceanographic
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“palaeoceanographic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palaeoceanographic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “palaeoceanographic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palaeoceanographic.
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