Where does “dinomania” come from?
dinomania (English) comes from English DINO, from English dinosaur, from French dinosaure, from German Dinosaurier, from Italian dinosauro, from Russian диноза́вр, from Translingual Dinosauria, from Translingual Dinosaurus — claw, nail; nail.
dinomania (English): Enthusiasm for dinosaurs
Definitions
- Enthusiasm for dinosaurs
Ancestry of “dinomania”, step by step
dinomania traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English DINO
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | DINO | Acronym of Democrat in name only.. Used by... |
| 2 | English | dinosaur | In scientific usage, any of the animals belonging... |
| 3 | French | dinosaure | dinosaur |
| 4 | German | Dinosaurier | dinosaur |
| 5 | Italian | dinosauro | dinosaur |
| 6 | Russian | диноза́вр | dinosaur |
| 7 | Translingual | Dinosauria | superorder |
| 8 | Translingual | Dinosaurus | genus), now Brithopus in †Dinocephalia}} |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | δεινός | terrible, horrible, fearful, astounding; danger;... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ὄνυξ | claw, nail, hoof, talon; Anything which resembles... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃nogʰ- | claw, nail; nail |
via English Mania
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mania | The goddess of the dead and ghosts |
| 2 | Latin | Mania | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μανία | madness, frenzy, enthusiasm; mad desire,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μαίνομαι | I am mad, angry, I rage; I am mad, raving, out of... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | məňňómai | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mn̥yétor | to think |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |