paleolinguistics

English

Etymology

paleo- +‎ linguistics

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpeɪ.li.əʊ.lɪŋˈɡwɪs.tɪks/

Noun

paleolinguistics (uncountable)

1. The study of the distant human past by linguistic means.
2. The study of prehistoric languages using linguistic evidence alone to try to reconstruct them.

Related terms

• linguistics
• paleolinguist

Translations

study of the distant human past by linguistic means

• Dutch: paleolinguïstiek f
• German: Paläolinguistik (de) f
• Russian: палеолингви́стика (ru) f (paleolingvístika)
• Spanish: paleolingüística f

See also

• archaeolinguistics