Word origin
[1890–95; ‹ F
acheuléen, named after
St. Acheul, N France (Somme) (where remains were found) +
-éen, var. of
-ien (‹ L
-iānus -ian), orig. with nouns ending in
-é]This word is first recorded in the period 1890–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: blip, bootstrap, honky-tonk, plein-air, takedown