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paleoanthropologist

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A scientist who specializes in paleoanthropology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English anthropology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English paleoanthropologist From paleo- + anthropology + -ist.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 古人類學家 /古人类学家 (gǔrénlèi xuéjiā) — specialist in paleoanthropology
  • Dutch: paleoantropoloog — specialist in paleoanthropology
  • Dutch: paleoantropologe — specialist in paleoanthropology
  • Finnish: paleoantropologi — specialist in paleoanthropology
  • French: paléoanthropologue — specialist in paleoanthropology
  • Galician: paleoantropólogo — specialist in paleoanthropology
  • German: Paläoanthropologe — specialist in paleoanthropology
  • German: Paläoanthropologin — specialist in paleoanthropology
  • Korean: 고인류학자 (goillyuhakja) — specialist in paleoanthropology
  • Portuguese: paleoantropólogo — specialist in paleoanthropology
  • Portuguese: paleoantropologista — specialist in paleoanthropology
  • Romanian: paleoantropolog — specialist in paleoanthropology
  • Romanian: paleoantropologă — specialist in paleoanthropology
  • Russian: палеоантропо́лог (paleoantropólog) — specialist in paleoanthropology
  • Swedish: paleoantropolog — specialist in paleoanthropology
  • Turkish: paleoantropolog — specialist in paleoanthropology