Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paleolatitude

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pa-le-o-lat-i-tude
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The former latitude of a particular geologic formation at a time in the geologic past, often specifically the time of formation

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

paleolatitudes (plural) palaeolatitude (alternative, UK)

Derived Forms

paleolatitudinal

Frequently Paired Words

paleoaltitude paleodepth paleolongitude

Questions

What does paleolatitude mean?: The former latitude of a particular geologic formation at a time in the geologic past, often specifically the time of formation
Where does paleolatitude 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 latitude English paleolatitude From paleo- + latitude.

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