Where does “Dinosaurian” come from?
Dinosaurian (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.
Dinosaurian (English): Of or relating to the Dinosauria; resembling one...
Definitions
- Of or relating to the Dinosauria; resembling one...
Ancestry of “Dinosaurian”, step by step
Dinosaurian traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English dinosaur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dinosaur | In scientific usage, any of the animals belonging... |
| 2 | French | dinosaure | dinosaur |
| 3 | German | Dinosaurier | dinosaur |
| 4 | Italian | dinosauro | dinosaur |
| 5 | Russian | диноза́вр | dinosaur |
| 6 | Translingual | Dinosauria | superorder |
| 7 | Translingual | Dinosaurus | genus), now Brithopus in †Dinocephalia}} |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | δεινός | terrible, horrible, fearful, astounding; danger;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὄνυξ | claw, nail, hoof, talon; Anything which resembles... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃nogʰ- | claw, nail; nail |
via English ān
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ān | — |
| 2 | Middle English | ān | a, an indefinite article |
| 3 | Old English | ān | lonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ain | one |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ainaz | one; some |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |
via English Dinosauria
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Dinosauria | — |