Etymology

Noachian

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Today it means: Pertaining to Noah or his time. Full definition →

First used 17th c.
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Noachian · adjective1

From Noach (“variant of Noah”) + -ian.

Noachian · adjective, proper noun2

From Latin Noachis + -ian (after Etymology 1, above).

First known use, by meaning

  • from 17th c. Pertaining to Noah or his time.
  • from 20th c. Pertaining to the earliest Martian geological time period characterized by large craters.
  • from 20th c. The Noachian geological period.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.