Where does “dinophyte” come from?
dinophyte (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.
dinophyte (English): dinoflagellate
Ancestry of “dinophyte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 7 | Translingual | Dinosauria | — |
| 8 | Translingual | Dinosaurus | — |
| 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 |