Cro-Magnon

== English == === Etymology === From French Cro-Magnon, from Occitan Cròs-Manhon. Named after Abri de Cro-Magnon, a rock shelter in the commune of Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil, Dordogne, France, where the first skeletons were found in 1868. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kroʊˈmænjən/ (General American) IPA(key): /kroʊˈmænjən/, /-ˈmæɡnən/ === Proper noun === Cro-Magnon The rock shelter in Les Eyzies, France, where the first Cro-Magnon Man specimens were found. === Noun === Cro-Magnon (plural Cro-Magnons or Cro-Magnon) (archaeology) The earliest known form of modern human (Homo sapiens) in Europe, dating from the late Paleolithic. (derogatory) A backward and stupid person, a knuckle-dragger or troglodyte. ==== Usage notes ==== The term has no formal status, since it refers neither to a particular species or subspecies nor to an archaeological phase or culture. In current scientific literature, the term European early modern human is preferred. ==== Synonyms ==== Cro-Magnon Man, European early modern human ==== Related terms ==== Cro-Magnid, Cro-Magnoid ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Cro-Magnon rock shelter on Wikipedia.Wikipedia European early modern humans on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Occitan Cròs-Manhon. Francization of the Occitan. Equivalent to creux +‎ Magnon. The name Manhon derives from manhon from Latin magnus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kʁo.ma.ɲɔ̃/ === Proper noun === Cro-Magnon m Cro-Magnon (the cave where the first Cro-Magnon Man specimens were found, in Les Eyzies, France) === Noun === Cro-Magnon m (plural Cro-Magnons) ellipsis of homme de Cro-Magnon: Cro-Magnon, a variety of early homo sapiens found in Europe ==== Descendants ==== → Bulgarian: Кроманьо́н (Kromanjón), кроманьо́нец (kromanjónec) → English: Cro-Magnon → Japanese: クロマニョン (Kuromanyon), クロマニョン人 (Kuromanyon jin) → Russian: Кро-Маньо́н (Kro-Manʹón), кроманьо́нец (kromanʹónec) → Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic script: Кромањон, кромањо́нац Latin script: Kromanjon, kromanjónac → Spanish: cromañón → Ukrainian: Кро-Маньйо́н (Kro-Manʹjón), кроманьйо́нець (kromanʹjónecʹ)