Etymology

Stenian

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Today it means: The final geologic period in the Mesoproterozoic Era, from 1200 million to 1000 million years ago. Full definition →

Ancient Greek στενός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromστενός“narrow”
  2. English todayStenian

From Ancient Greek στενός (stenós, “narrow”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekστενός all →

steno-stenopaeic

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