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Where does “DINO” come from?

DINO (English) comes from English dinosaur, from French dinosaure, from German Dinosaurier, from Italian dinosauro, from Russian диноза́вр, from Translingual Dinosauria, from Translingual Dinosaurus, from Ancient Greek δεινός — claw, nail; nail.

DINO (English): Acronym of Democrat in name only.. Used by...

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  1. Acronym of Democrat in name only.. Used by...

Ancestry of “DINO”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdinosaurIn scientific usage, any of the animals belonging...
2Frenchdinosauredinosaur
3GermanDinosaurierdinosaur
4Italiandinosaurodinosaur
5Russianдиноза́вр—
6TranslingualDinosauria—
7TranslingualDinosaurus—
8Ancient Greekδεινόςterrible, horrible, fearful, astounding; danger;...
9Ancient Greekὄνυξclaw, nail, hoof, talon; Anything which resembles...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail
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