Etymograph

English

Paleocene

Paleocene comes from French Éocène.

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentÉocène
  2. French, derivedc. 1600–presentPaléocène
  3. EnglishtodayPaleocene

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentÉocène
  2. French, derivedc. 1600–presentPaléocène
  3. EnglishtodayPaleocene

Equivalent to paleo- + -cene

Ancient Greek πάλαι ‘long ago’

Ancient Greek παλαιός ‘old’

English paleo-

The story

Coined by French botanist Wilhelm Philippe Schimper in 1874.

Every English word from French Éocène

Today it means

adj Of or pertaining to the Paleocene epoch.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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