Where does “brachiosaurus” come from?

brachiosaurus (English) comes from English brachio-, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

brachiosaurus (English): A large herbivorous sauropod dinosaur,...

Definitions

  1. A large herbivorous sauropod dinosaur,...

Ancestry of “brachiosaurus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbrachio-Arm
2Latinbracchiumforearm; arm; limb of an animal
3Ancient Greekβραχίωνthe arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of...
4Ancient Greekβραχύςshort, brief; short, small, little; few
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus →Every word from Ancient Greek βραχύς →