Where does “centrosaurine” come from?
centrosaurine (English) comes from Translingual Centrosaurinae, from Translingual Centrosaurus, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom — pointed tool.
centrosaurine (English): Any ceratopsid dinosaur of the subfamily Centrosaurinae
Definitions
- Any ceratopsid dinosaur of the subfamily Centrosaurinae
Ancestry of “centrosaurine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Centrosaurinae | subfamily |
| 2 | Translingual | Centrosaurus | genus |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | pointed tool |