holocene
'present epoch’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
F. holocène ‘to indicate more recent periods’ < Gk. holos ‘whole’ + -cene < hawl < sol- < Tamil iṟai
holocene
'present epoch’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
F. holocène ‘to indicate more recent periods’ < Gk. holos ‘whole’ + -cene < hawl < sol- < Tamil iṟai
English words derived from Tamil iṟai connoting ‘staying place’