Origin

from Greek kainos new

-cene

variant of ceno-^1. as final element of a compound word:

Pleistocene.

Related Words

Eocene
Holocene
metallocene
Miocene
Neocene
Oligocene

-cenea word element meaning 'recent', 'new', as in Pleistocene.

[combining form representing Greek kainos]

-cene
adjective combining form

ETYMOLOGY Greek kainos new, recent — more at recent

: recent — in names of geologic periods
Eocene

-cene

word-forming element in geology, introduced by Sir Charles Lyell (1797-1875), from Latinized form of Greek kainos "new," cognate with Latin recens (see recent).

-cene

in names of geologic periods:

Pliocene, Neocene

-cene
\ˌsēn\ adjective combining form
Etymology: Greek kainos new — more at recent
: recent — in names of geologic periods
< eocene >
— compare cenozoic

-cene

Suffix

geology Related to the geologic period called the Cenozoic, the current one.

Etymology

From Cenozoic.

Derived terms

Eocene

Holocene

Miocene

Oligocene

Paleocene

Pleistocene

Pliocene

Anthropocene

Usage notes

Other words ending in "cene" may have -ene as suffix

词根词缀：-cene

【来源及含义】Greek: a suffix; new, denotes certain "recent" eons when naming geological periods

【同源单词】Eocene, Oligocene, Paleocene, Pleistocene, Pliocene

词汇	-cene
词根词缀	AHD Collins Dictionary.com Macquarie MWCD Online Etymology Dictionary Prefixsuffix.com Webster Wiktionary YoudictWordRoots -cene suff.（后缀） Recent. Used in names of geological periods: 新的：最近的。用于地质时期的命名： Oligocene. 渐新世的语源 From Greek kainos [new] * see ken- 源自希腊语 kainos [新的] 参见 ken- -cene combining form in adjective, combining form in countable noun denoting a recent geological period ⇒ Miocene Origin from Greek kainos* new -cene 1 variant of ceno-^1. as final element of a compound word: Pleistocene. Related Words Eocene Holocene metallocene Miocene Neocene Oligocene -cenea word element meaning 'recent', 'new', as in Pleistocene. [combining form representing Greek kainos] -cene adjective combining form ETYMOLOGY Greek kainos new, recent — more at recent : recent — in names of geologic periods Eocene -cene word-forming element in geology, introduced by Sir Charles Lyell (1797-1875), from Latinized form of Greek kainos "new," cognate with Latin recens (see recent). -cene in names of geologic periods: Pliocene, Neocene -cene \ˌsēn\ adjective combining form Etymology: Greek kainos new — more at recent : recent — in names of geologic periods < eocene > — compare cenozoic -cene Suffix geology Related to the geologic period called the Cenozoic, the current one. Etymology From Cenozoic. Derived terms Eocene Holocene Miocene Oligocene Paleocene Pleistocene Pliocene Anthropocene Usage notes Other words ending in "cene" may have -ene as suffix 词根词缀：-cene 【来源及含义】Greek: a suffix; new, denotes certain "recent" eons when naming geological periods 【同源单词】Eocene, Oligocene, Paleocene, Pleistocene, Pliocene
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