English
eolithic
Eolithic comes from French éolithique.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentéolithique
- Englishtodayeolithic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentéolithique
- Englishtodayeolithic
A compound of Ἠώς ‘dawn’ + λίθος ‘stone’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- ‘to dawn’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsōs ‘dawn’
Proto-Hellenic *auhṓs ‘dawn’
Ancient Greek Ἠώς ‘dawn’
Every English word from French éolithique
Today it means
adj of or relating to the early period of the Stone Age marked by the use of eoliths.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French éolithique / eolithic