Etymograph

English

Turonian

Turonian comes from Latin Turonēs, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *teur ‘strong’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*teur‘strong’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CETuronēs
  3. EnglishtodayTuronian

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*teur‘strong’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CETuronēs
  3. EnglishtodayTuronian

Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *teur

Today it means

name The second age in the Late Cretaceous epoch, or a stage in the Upper Cretaceous series, spanning the time between 93.5 ± 0.8 Ma and 89.3 ± 1 Ma (million years ago), preceded by the Cenomanian stage and underlying the Coniacian stage.

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Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *teur / Turonian

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