pale-
1.
variant of
paleo-
before most vowels:
paleethnology.
Also,
especially British,
palae-
.
British Dictionary definitions for
pale-
palaeo-
combining form
1.
old, ancient, or prehistoric:
palaeography
Word Origin
from Greek
palaios
old
paleo-
combining form
1.
variants (esp US) of
palaeo-