Question

Choose the correct meaning for the italicized root. eolithic skin belief stone nation

Answer 1

E·o·lith·ic The designating or of the earliest period of the Stone Age, during which crude stone tools were first used

Answer 2

Answer:

Stone.

Explanation:

The root word in the given word "eolithic", that is italicized is "lith" is a combining form meaning "stone" and given birth to different variants like megalith, batholith, acrolith, angiolith, etc. The word 'eolithic' comprises of two words the suffix "eo-" meaning 'early' and the root word "lith" meaning in a linking form "stone". The other options are irrelevant to the context of the meaning of the word. Thus, the third one is the answer.