Paleo- Definition

pālēō, pālēə; chiefly Brit palēō, palēə
prefix
Ancient; prehistoric; old.
Paleobotany.
American Heritage
Early; primitive.
Paleozoic.
American Heritage

Old.

Wiktionary

Ancient.

Wiktionary

Prehistoric.

Wiktionary
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The Old World.
Paleotropical.
Webster's New World
Ancient, early, prehistoric, primitive.
Paleozoic, Paleolithic.
Webster's New World
Involving or dealing with (specified) forms, conditions, phenomena, fossils, etc. of remote, esp. geologic, eras.
Webster's New World
noun

(informal) Paleodiet.

Wiktionary

Origin of Paleo-

  • Greek palaio- from palaios ancient from palai long ago kwel-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek παλαιός (palaios, “old").

    From Wiktionary

Paleo- Sentence Examples

  • A Paleo diet indicates that the bulk of Amsterdam's recipes attempts to omit dairy and carbohydrate products altogether and focus on high protein elements such as almond flour and quality meats and fowl, a more ancestral approach to eating.

  • This is in moderate contrast to fellow gluten-free blogger Elana Amsterdam whose blog, Elana's Pantry, features a more Paleo approach to diet.

  • Paleo is a ballet flat done in white or black with polka dots.

  • Some of these diets include the Atkins Diet, the Protein Power Lifeplan, PaNu (Paleo Nutrition) and the South Beach Diet.

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