Where does “dinosaurus” come from?
dinosaurus (Dutch) comes from New Latin dīnosaurus, from English dinosaur, from French dinosaure, from German Dinosaurier, from Italian dinosauro, from Russian диноза́вр, from Translingual Dinosauria, from Translingual Dinosaurus — claw, nail; nail.
dinosaurus (Dutch): dinosaur, archosaur of the super-order Dinosauria
Definitions
- dinosaur, archosaur of the super-order Dinosauria
Ancestry of “dinosaurus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | dīnosaurus | — |
| 2 | English | dinosaur | In scientific usage, any of the animals belonging... |
| 3 | French | dinosaure | dinosaur |
| 4 | German | Dinosaurier | dinosaur |
| 5 | Italian | dinosauro | dinosaur |
| 6 | Russian | диноза́вр | dinosaur |
| 7 | Translingual | Dinosauria | superorder |
| 8 | Translingual | Dinosaurus | genus), now Brithopus in †Dinocephalia}} |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | δεινός | terrible, horrible, fearful, astounding; danger;... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ὄνυξ | claw, nail, hoof, talon; Anything which resembles... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃nogʰ- | claw, nail; nail |