Where does “Pliocene” come from?

Pliocene derives from Ancient Greek πλείων, from Ancient Greek πολύς meaning "many," from Proto-Indo-European polh₁ús, ultimately from the root pleh₁-.

Pliocene (English): Of a geologic epoch within the Neogene period...

Definitions

  1. Of a geologic epoch within the Neogene period...

Ancestry of “Pliocene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπλείωνmore, comparative degree of πολύς; more; more,...
2Proto-Hellenic*pleíhōn—
3Proto-Indo-European*pléh₁yōsfull

Words derived from “Pliocene”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *pléh₁yōs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *pleíhōn →Every word from Ancient Greek πλείων →