Epipaleolithic

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi

Proto-Hellenic *epí

Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí)

Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epĭ-)der.

English epi-

Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der.?

Ancient Greek πάλαι (pálai)

Ancient Greek -ος (-os)

Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der.

English paleo-

English -lithic

English Paleolithic

English Epipaleolithic

From epi- + Paleolithic.

Adjective

Epipaleolithic

1. Mesolithic

Noun

Epipaleolithic (uncountable)

1. The Mesolithic period