Word: paleothermometer
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pa
le
o
ther
mo
me
ter
Definition: Anything found in the natural record (such as a tree ring) that can be used to deduce the temperature at some time in the past.
Morphemes:
Affix: paleo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Related to paleontology; the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains
Etymology Compounds: Affix: παλαιός
Language: grc
Decoded: palaios
Meaning: old
Affix: thermo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: heat
Etymology Compounds: Affix: θερμός
Language: grc
Decoded: thermos
Meaning: warm, hot
Affix: -meter
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the names of measuring devices.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: meh₁-
Language: ine-pro
Decoded: meh1-
Meaning: to measure
Affix: -τρον
Language: grc
Decoded: -tron
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms instrument nouns