Etymology

Lutetian

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to ancient Lutetia. Full definition →

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The story

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.