paleontoloģija

Latvian

Etymology

A new coinage, ultimately from Ancient Greek παλαιός (palaiós, “old”), ὤν (ṓn), present participle of εἰμί (eimí, “to be”), and λόγος (lógos, “speech, oration, study”) +‎ -ija.

Noun

paleontoloģija f (4th declension)

  1. paleontology (science that studies the living organisms of past eras and their development, usually via their fossilized remains)
    mūsdienu paleontoloģija ― modern paleontology
    paleontoloģijas muzejs ― museum of paleontology

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