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Where does “mosasaur” come from?

mosasaur (English) comes from Latin Mosasaurus, from Latin Mosa, from Celtic Mosa, from Proto-Celtic Mosā.

mosasaur (English): A large extinct marine reptile in the family...

Definitions

  1. A large extinct marine reptile in the family...

Ancestry of “mosasaur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMosasaurus—
2LatinMosaMeuse River; the river Meuse
3CelticMosa—
4Proto-CelticMosā—
Every word from Proto-Celtic Mosā →