Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

palaeomagnetic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
palaeo-mag-net-ic
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to palaeomagnetism

British usage

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der.? Ancient Greek πάλαι (pálai) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English palaeo- Old French magnetebor. Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs) Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Latin magnēsbor. Middle English magnete English magnet Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English magnetic English palaeomagnetic From palaeo- + magnetic.

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Questions

What does palaeomagnetic mean?
Of or pertaining to palaeomagnetism
Where does palaeomagnetic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der.? Ancient Greek πάλαι (pálai) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English palaeo- Old French magnetebor. Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs) Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Latin magnēsbor. Middle English magnete English magnet Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English magnetic English palaeomagnetic From palaeo- + magnetic.

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