Where does “Devonian” come from?
Devonian derives from English Devon, which comes from Latin -ianus, from Latin -ius, from Latin -um, from Latin -us, from Proto-Indo-European -yós, from Proto-Italic -os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós.
Devonian (English): of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era;...
Definitions
- of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era;...
Ancestry of “Devonian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -án | — |
| 2 | Middle English | -an | — |