Where does “Eneolithic” come from?
Eneolithic (English) comes from Italian eneolitico, from Latin aeneus, from Proto-Italic *aezneos.
Eneolithic (English): Describing the age between the Neolithic and the...
Definitions
- Describing the age between the Neolithic and the...
Ancestry of “Eneolithic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | eneolitico | Eneolithic |
| 2 | Latin | aeneus | copper, bronze; made of copper, made of bronze;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *aezneos | — |