Messinian

English

Etymology 1

From Messina (“Sicilian city near to where evaporite rocks of this period outcrop”) +‎ -ian; coined by Swiss stratigrapher Karl Mayer-Eymar in 1867.

Proper noun

Messinian

1. (geology, paleontology) The final subdivision of the Miocene epoch.

Derived terms

• Messinian event
• Messinian salinity crisis

 

Translations

Translations

• Catalan: Messinià
• Dutch: Messinien
• French: Messinien (fr)
• German: Messinium
• Hungarian: Messinai
• Italian: Messiniano
• Polish: messyn m inan
• Spanish: Messiniense

Etymology 2

Adjective

Messinian (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of Messenian

Noun

Messinian (plural Messinians)

1. Alternative form of Messenian