Etymograph

English

Lutetian

From Lutetia + -an; geological sense coined by French geologist Albert de Lapparent in reference to the Paris Basin.

Formed from Lutetia + -an

Proto-Indo-European *lew- ‘dirt, mud’

Proto-Celtic *lutā ‘dirt, mud’

Latin Lutetia

English Lutetia

The story

From Lutetia + -an; geological sense coined by French geologist Albert de Lapparent in reference to the Paris Basin.

Today it means

adj Of or pertaining to ancient Lutetia.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Lutetian