palaetiology palaetiologist • palafitte · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · palaetiology · · Text Latin · · Script 12 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) the explanation of past events in terms of scientific causes (as geological causes). Synonyms: paletiology. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · paletiology · · Synonym 1 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 g latin small letter g U+0067 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 t latin small letter t U+0074 y latin small letter y U+0079