Meanings
adjectivepaleopathological (not comparable)
- not comparableRelating to paleopathology.
In fact, paleopathologists have a great deal to say about our future. The biological and social effects of climate change can be viewed through an^([sic]) paleopathological lens.
2023, Anne L. Grauer, “Introduction” (chapter 1), in The Routledge Handbook of Paleopathology, Routledge, →DOI, →ISBN, page 8
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-der.?
- Ancient Greekπάλαι (pálai)
- Ancient Greekπᾰλαιός (pălaiós)
- Englishpaleo-
- Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
- Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
- Proto-Hellenic*lógos
- Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
- Frenchpathologie
- Englishpathology
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishpathological
- Englishpaleopathological
From paleo- + pathological.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan paleopatològic
- paleopatològicrelating to paleopathology
French paléopathologique
- paléopathologiquerelating to paleopathology
Italian paleopatologico
- paleopatologicorelating to paleopathology
Portuguese paleopatológico
- paleopatológicorelating to paleopathology
Romanian paleopathologic
- paleopathologicrelating to paleopathology
Spanish paleopatológico
- paleopatológicorelating to paleopathology
Cite this entry
APA
paleopathological. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleopathological
MLA
“paleopathological.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleopathological. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paleopathological,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleopathological.
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