Where does “dinosaurish” come from?
dinosaurish (English) comes from English dinosaur, from French dinosaure, from German Dinosaurier, from Italian dinosauro, from Russian диноза́вр, from Translingual Dinosauria, from Translingual Dinosaurus, from Ancient Greek δεινός — claw, nail; nail.
dinosaurish (English): Old-fashioned, outdated
Definitions
- Old-fashioned, outdated
Ancestry of “dinosaurish”, step by step
dinosaurish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dinosaur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dinosaur | In scientific usage, any of the animals belonging... |
| 2 | French | dinosaure | dinosaur |
| 3 | German | Dinosaurier | dinosaur |
| 4 | Italian | dinosauro | dinosaur |
| 5 | Russian | диноза́вр | dinosaur |
| 6 | Translingual | Dinosauria | superorder |
| 7 | Translingual | Dinosaurus | genus), now Brithopus in †Dinocephalia}} |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | δεινός | terrible, horrible, fearful, astounding; danger;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὄνυξ | claw, nail, hoof, talon; Anything which resembles... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃nogʰ- | claw, nail; nail |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |