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Sorry for replying to an old thread, but:

-zoic come from Greek and means "life", so Paleozoic is "ancient life", Mesozoic is "middle life" and so on;
-cene is also Greek and means "recent", so Cenozoic is "recent life", Miocene is "less recent", Pliocene is "more recent" and so on;
-"Homo", as in "Homo sapiens", is Latin and actually means "man". It's also the root for "homicide". The root for "homosexual" is instead Greek and means "same", but it's another word.
Edited by Dromaeosaurus, Jan 15 2011, 12:51 PM.
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Jan 15 2011, 09:53 AM
Sorry for replying to an old thread, but:

-zoic come from Greek and means "life", so Paleozoic is "ancient life", Mesozoic is "middle life" and so on;
-cene is also Greek and means "recent", so Cenozoic is "recent life", Miocene is "less recent", Pliocene is "more recent" and so on;
-"Homo", as in "Homo sapiens", is Latin and actually means "man". It's also the root for "homicide". The root for "homosexual" is instead Greek and means "same", but it's another word.
As the Greek guy of the forum, I should have posted all that a long time ago. :P
At least, I can confirm that you are absolutely right. B)

Zoic comes from the Greek word "zo-E", that means "life".
Paleo means "old", Meso means "middle", Ceno (kae-nOh) means "new".
Homo- (ho-mOh-) is a prefix in Greek that roughly means "-same".

It's all Greek to me you know! :#
Edited by Kain, Dec 7 2011, 09:13 AM.
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Jan 15 2011, 09:53 AM
Sorry for replying to an old thread, but:

-zoic come from Greek and means "life", so Paleozoic is "ancient life", Mesozoic is "middle life" and so on;
-cene is also Greek and means "recent", so Cenozoic is "recent life", Miocene is "less recent", Pliocene is "more recent" and so on;
-"Homo", as in "Homo sapiens", is Latin and actually means "man". It's also the root for "homicide". The root for "homosexual" is instead Greek and means "same", but it's another word.
Man comes from the Latin 'manus' which means hand. WHY YOU SO FAIL?
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The word 'man' is derived from the Proto-Germanic "mannaz" from which the German "Mann" comes...
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