Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paleoanthropology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables: pa-le-oan-thro-pol-o-gy
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

7

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The scientific study of ancient human remains.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der.? Ancient Greek πάλαι (pálai) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English anthropology English paleoanthropology From paleo- + anthropology.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

paleanthropology (alternative) palaeoanthropology (alternative) palæoanthropology (alternative)

Derived Forms

paleoanthropological paleoanthropologist

Synonyms

palaeoanthropology human paleontology human palaeontology

Questions

What does paleoanthropology mean?: The scientific study of ancient human remains.
Where does paleoanthropology 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 anthropology English paleoanthropology From paleo- + anthropology.

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