Where does “Ordovician” come from?

Ordovician (English) comes from English -ian, from Latin -iānus, from Latin -ānus — Of or pertaining to; -ian.

Ordovician (English): Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises lower, middle and upper epochs from about 488 to 443 million years ago

Definitions

  1. Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises lower, middle and upper epochs from about 488 to 443 million years ago

Ancestry of “Ordovician”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ianFrom, related to, or like; One from, belonging...
2Latin-iānus—
3Latin-ānusOf or pertaining to; -ian

Words derived from “Ordovician”

Every word from Latin -ānus →Every word from English -ian →Every word from Latin -iānus →
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