paleo

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noun

pa·leo ˈpā-lē-ō How to pronounce paleo (audio)

especially British ˈpa-

variants or Paleo

: a Paleo diet

By returning to the diet of our hunter-gatherer ancestors, the proponents of Paleo claim, we can restore our happiness, health, and waistlines.

Alesh Houdek

In fact, so popular is paleo eating that it's been the subject of more than a dozen books … and numerous websites and blogs …

Shawn Perine

Word History

Etymology

Combining form

borrowed from New Latin palaeo-, borrowed from Greek palaio-, combining form from palaiós "old, of long standing, ancient," adjective derivative of pálai "long since, in the past," of uncertain origin

Note: Greek pálai was formerly compared with têle "far off, in the distance," both being referred to an Indo-European base *k^wel-, whence also Sanskrit caramáḥ "outermost, last." However, if Mycenaean Greek pa-ra-jo- is correctly glossed as "old," the etymon would not have begun with a labiovelar and the comparison falls into serious difficulty. See John Chadwick, "The Etymology of Greek πάλαι," Glotta, Band 54, Heft 1 (1976), pp. 68-71; Chadwick suggests that if the original meaning of pálai was "in the recent past, before now," the word could be connected with pélas "near," plēsíon "nearby, neighboring."

First Known Use

Noun

2005, in the meaning defined above

单词	paleo
释义	paleo 1 of 2 noun pa·leo ˈpā-lē-ō especially British ˈpa- variants or Paleo : a Paleo diet By returning to the diet of our hunter-gatherer ancestors, the proponents of Paleo claim, we can restore our happiness, health, and waistlines. Alesh Houdek In fact, so popular is paleo eating that it's been the subject of more than a dozen books … and numerous websites and blogs … Shawn Perine paleo- 2 of 2 combining form variants or before a vowel pale- 1 : involving or dealing with ancient forms or conditions paleobotany 2 : early : primitive : archaic Paleolithic Word History Etymology Combining form borrowed from New Latin palaeo-, borrowed from Greek palaio-, combining form from palaiós "old, of long standing, ancient," adjective derivative of pálai "long since, in the past," of uncertain origin Note: Greek pálai was formerly compared with têle "far off, in the distance," both being referred to an Indo-European base k^wel-, whence also Sanskrit caramáḥ* "outermost, last." However, if Mycenaean Greek pa-ra-jo- is correctly glossed as "old," the etymon would not have begun with a labiovelar and the comparison falls into serious difficulty. See John Chadwick, "The Etymology of Greek πάλαι," Glotta, Band 54, Heft 1 (1976), pp. 68-71; Chadwick suggests that if the original meaning of pálai was "in the recent past, before now," the word could be connected with pélas "near," plēsíon "nearby, neighboring." First Known Use Noun 2005, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing paleo paleo-art paleo-artist paleo diet paleo-art paleo-artist paleo diet
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paleo

noun

combining form

Word History

Phrases Containing paleo