Etymograph

English

holocoen

Holocoen comes from German Holocoen.

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentHolocoen
  2. Englishtodayholocoen

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentHolocoen
  2. Englishtodayholocoen

Formed from holo- ‘all’ + κοινός ‘together’

Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- ‘whole’

Proto-Indo-European *solh₂wós

Ancient Greek ὅλος ‘whole, entire’

English holo-

Today it means

noun An ecosystem in Friederichs' theory of nature.

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

Etymograph / German Holocoen / holocoen