Meanings
nounpaleolinguistics (uncountable)
- uncountableThe study of the distant human past by linguistic means.
- uncountableThe study of prehistoric languages using linguistic evidence alone to try to reconstruct them.
Origin
Translations
Dutch paleolinguïstiek
- paleolinguïstiekstudy of the distant human past by linguistic means
German Paläolinguistik
- Paläolinguistikstudy of the distant human past by linguistic means
Russian палеолингви́стика
- палеолингви́стика (paleolingvístika)study of the distant human past by linguistic means
Spanish paleolingüística
- paleolingüísticastudy of the distant human past by linguistic means
Cite this entry
APA
paleolinguistics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleolinguistics
MLA
“paleolinguistics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleolinguistics. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paleolinguistics,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleolinguistics.
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