Where does “Pleistocene” come from?
Pleistocene derives from Ancient Greek πλεῖστος (pleîstos, "most") and Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, "much"), which trace to Proto-Indo-European polh₁ús and pleh₁-, a root meaning "full" or "to fill."
Pleistocene (English): Of a geologic epoch within the Neogene period...
Definitions
- Of a geologic epoch within the Neogene period...
Ancestry of “Pleistocene”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | καινός | new, novel, recent; fresh, unused; strange,... |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | kəňňós | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kn̥-yós | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ken- | to arise, begin |