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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdinosaurIn scientific usage, any of the animals belonging...
2Frenchdinosauredinosaur
3GermanDinosaurierdinosaur
4Italiandinosaurodinosaur
5Russianдиноза́врdinosaur
6TranslingualDinosauriasuperorder
7TranslingualDinosaurusgenus), now Brithopus in †Dinocephalia}}
8Ancient Greekδεινόςterrible, horrible, fearful, astounding; danger;...
9Ancient Greekὄνυξclaw, nail, hoof, talon; Anything which resembles...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail

via English ān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishān
2Middle Englishāna, an indefinite article
3Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via English Dinosauria

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDinosauria

Words derived from “Dinosaurian

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek ὄνυξEvery word from Ancient Greek δεινός