paleolinguistics

English

/ˌpeɪ.li.əʊ.lɪŋˈɡwɪs.tɪks/

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

Etymology

Prefix from English linguistics.

Origin

English

linguistics

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