paleoproductivity

A form of palaeoproductivity — prehistoric productivity (of minerals)

Scrabble 30

Meanings

nounpaleoproductivity (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of palaeoproductivity.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekπάλαι (pálai)
  3. Ancient Greekπᾰλαιός (pălaiós)
  4. Englishpaleo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  9. Proto-Italic*pro-
  10. Latinprō-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
  13. Proto-Italic*doukō
  14. Latindūcō
  15. Latinprōdūcō
  16. Late Latinprōductīvus
  17. Englishproductive
  18. Englishproductivity
  19. Englishpaleoproductivity

From paleo- + productivity.

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