Where does “non-avian dinosaur” come from?
non-avian dinosaur (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.
non-avian dinosaur (English): Any of the species belonging to the clade Dinosauria that are not also members of the clade Aves
Definitions
- Any of the species belonging to the clade Dinosauria that are not also members of the clade Aves
Ancestry of “non-avian dinosaur”, step by step
non-avian dinosaur 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 non-avian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | non-avian | Not avian |
| 2 | English | non- | Used in the sense of no or none, to show lack of... |
| 3 | Latin | nōnus | ninth |
| 4 | Latin | novenos | accusative masculine plural of novēnus |
| 5 | Latin | novem | nine; 9; first-person singular present active... |
| 6 | Latin | novo | I make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | nowāō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | néweh₂ti | to renew |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |