Where does “dinomaniac” come from?
dinomaniac (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.
dinomaniac (English): One who has dinomania; a dinosaur enthusiast
Definitions
- One who has dinomania; a dinosaur enthusiast
Ancestry of “dinomaniac”, step by step
dinomaniac 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 maniac
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | maniac | An insane person, especially one who suffers from... |
| 2 | French | maniaque | maniacal; maniac |
| 3 | Latin | maniacus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μανιακός | causing insanity |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μανίᾱ | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | νόσος | sickness, disease, illness; plague; misery,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |