Where does “dinosaurologist” come from?
dinosaurologist (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.
dinosaurologist (English): A paleontologist who focuses on studying...
Definitions
- A paleontologist who focuses on studying...
Ancestry of “dinosaurologist”, step by step
dinosaurologist 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 ologist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ologist | One who studies some branch of learning,... |
| 2 | English | -ologist | Alternative spelling of -logist |
| 3 | English | ‐logist | A person who studies or is an expert in the related -logy |
| 4 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 5 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 6 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |