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palaeo-

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  1. old, ancient, or prehistoric

    palaeography

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of palaeo-1

from Greek palaios old
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Example Sentences

These results have become classic and are often referred to by subsequent writers on palaeo-botany.

It is a solemn thought that so little is conveyed to us by names which to the palaeo-Georgians conveyed so much.

Examples from this and two other ancient but un-illuminated codices of Virgil in the Vatican library are given by the Palaeo.

Far more accurate copies of some of the miniatures, but without colour, are given by Palaeo.

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