Morpheme
Pal(a)e [Palae, Pale]
Type
bound base
Denotation
old, aged, ancient, of times past
Etymology
Latinized form of Ancient Greek palaiós, from pálai + -os
Evidence
palaeo-, palaeosol, Palearctic, paleo-, paleoalgology, paleoaltimetry, paleoanthropology, paleoarch, paleoarcheology, paleoart, paleoauxology, paleobasin, paleobathymetry, paleobeach, paleobiodiversity, paleobiolinguistics, paleobiota, paleocave, paleochronology, paleodeme, paleodesert, paleodiversity, paleodune, paleoecosystem, paleoequator, paleoethnology, paleofauna, paleoflora, paleofluvial, Paleogene, paleography, paleohuman, paleoindicator, paleoisland, paleokarst, paleolake, paleolinguistics, paleolinguistics, Paleolithic, paleome, paleontologist, paleontology, paleonym, paleophobia, paleoposition, paleorift, paleoriver, paleosol, paleoswamp, paleotopography, paleovirology, paleoxylology, Paleozoic, paleozoology
Notes
pronounced final <e> when Pale
