palaeo-

Chiefly British. variant of paleo-.
Also before some vowels, palae-.

Words nearby palaeo-

paladin, palae-, palaeanthropic, palaearctic, palaeethnology, palaeo-, palaeoanthropology, palaeobotany, palaeocene, palaeoclimatology, palaeocurrent

British Dictionary definitions for palaeo-

palaeo-

before a vowel palae- esp US paleo- or pale-

combining form

old, ancient, or prehistoric palaeography

Word Origin for palaeo-

from Greek palaios old