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Where does “eolithic” come from?

eolithic (English) comes from French éolithique, from Ancient Greek λίθος — a stone; stone as a substance.

eolithic (English): of or relating to the early period of the Stone...

Definitions

  1. of or relating to the early period of the Stone...

Ancestry of “eolithic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchéolithique—
2Ancient Greekλίθοςa stone; stone as a substance
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