Etymology of the English word Eocene
the English word
Eoceneusing the English prefix
eo-derived from the Greek prefix
eo-derived from the Greek word
eos, ἠώς
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*aus-using the English suffix
-cenederived from the Late Greek word
kainos, καινός (new)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ken-Date
The earliest known usage of Eocene in English dates from the 19th century.
