The story
- Scottish Gaelic · derived fromLoch Thoirbheartan
- English todayTorridonian
From an ellipsis of Torridon (Sandstone) (named after Loch Torridon, from Scottish Gaelic Loch Thoirbheartan) + -ian.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Torridonian
Today it means: A series of Mesoproterozoic to Neoproterozoic arenaceous and argillaceous sedimentary rocks which occur extensively in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. Full definition →
Scottish Gaelic Loch Thoirbheartan