language paleontology pârinšenâsi-ye zabâni Fr.: paléontologie linguistique An approach in which terms reconstructed in the → proto-language are used to make inferences about its speakers' culture and environment. → language;→ paleontology. |
paleontology pârin-šenâsi (#) Fr.: paléontologie The study of ancient life through → fossils. From Fr. paléontologie, from paléo-, → paleo-, + onto-, from Gk. ont- "being," pr.p. of einai "to be," + → -logy. |