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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

  1. Describing the age between the Neolithic and the...

Ancestry of “Eneolithic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianeneoliticoEneolithic
2Latinaeneuscopper, bronze; made of copper, made of bronze;...
3Proto-Italic*aezneos—
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