myEtymology.com: English etymology of eocene

Etymology of the English word eocene

the English word eocene

using 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 -cene

derived from the Late Greek word kainos, καινός (new)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ken-

French éocène