Paleolithic
/ˌpeɪ.li.əˈlɪθ.ɪk/noun
Relating to the earliest period of the Stone Age, when humans used chipped stone tools.
Did you know?Paleolithic is built from Greek roots meaning “old” and “stone,” and it names the era when humans first turned stone into technology, survival, and power.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
palaios
“old, ancient”
Ancient Greek
Greek
lithos
“stone”
19th Century
French
paléolithique
“pertaining to the Old Stone Age”
19th Century
English
paleolithic
“of or relating to the Old Stone Age”
Modern English
English
Paleolithic
“the earliest part of the Stone Age”
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