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pale/o — Ancient

pale/o means ancient. Ancient Greek source words and nature terminology examples: paleontology.

Meaning and source words

Meaning: Ancient

• Ancient Greek: παλαιός (palaios)

Examples and word parts

paleontology

The study of past life through fossils.

Word parts: pale/o (ancient) + ont (being) + -logy (study of)

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Related earth & landscapes terms

• ge/o — Earth

  geology

• terr- — Earth or land

  terrestrial

• lith/o — Stone

  lithosphere

• petr/o — Rock

  petrology

• or/o — Mountain

  orography

• seism/o — Shaking

  seismology

• strat- — Layer

  stratigraphy

• sediment- — Settling material

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