Tuesday 4 December 2012

Paleocene=باليوسيني­


Paleocene=باليوسيني­

ONLINE ETYMOLOGY DICTIONARY:

Paleocene (adj.)
in reference to the geological epoch preceding the Eocene, 1877, from Fr. paléocène (Schimpter, 1874), coined from paleo- + Gk. kainos "new" (see recent). It is, thus, the "old new" age.


paleo-
before vowels pale- word-forming element used in scientific combinations (mostly since c.1870) meaning "ancient, early, prehistoric, primitive," from Gk. palaio-, comb. form of palaios "old, ancient," from palai "long ago, far back," related to palin "again, backwards," tele- "far off, at a distance," from PIE root *kwel- "to turn, move about," also "far" (in space and time); see cycle (n.).

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