Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

palaeoanthropology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
palaeoan-thro-pol-o-gy
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of paleanthropology.

British usage; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English palaeo- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́νθρωπος (ắnthrōpos)der. English anthropo- Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English palaeoanthropology From palaeo- + anthropo- + -logy.

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Questions

What does palaeoanthropology mean?
Alternative spelling of paleanthropology.
Where does palaeoanthropology come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English palaeo- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́νθρωπος (ắnthrōpos)der. English anthropo- Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English palaeoanthropology From palaeo- + anthropo- + -logy.

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