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paleoswamp

noun

Etymology

From paleo- + swamp.

  1. inherited from *sumpaz✻
  2. inherited from *sump✻
  3. derived from *sump✻ — “swamp, marsh”
  4. derived from sump — “marsh, swamp”
  5. derived from somp
  6. inherited from sompe — “marsh, morass”
  7. inherited from *swammaz✻
  8. inherited from *swamm✻
  9. inherited from swamm — “mushroom, fungus, sponge”
  10. inherited from swam — “swamp, muddy pool, bog, marsh”, also “fungus, mushroom”
  11. prefixed as paleoswamp — “paleo + swamp”

Definitions

  1. A swamp that existed in the distant past.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for paleoswamp. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA