Where does “pinosaur” come from?

pinosaur (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.

pinosaur (English): A pine tree or pine tree-like plant of a species that has existed for a very long time, particularly the Wollemi pine

Definitions

  1. A pine tree or pine tree-like plant of a species that has existed for a very long time, particularly the Wollemi pine

Ancestry of “pinosaur”, step by step

pinosaur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English dinosaur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdinosaurIn scientific usage, any of the animals belonging...
2Frenchdinosauredinosaur
3GermanDinosaurierdinosaur
4Italiandinosaurodinosaur
5Russianдиноза́врdinosaur
6TranslingualDinosauriasuperorder
7TranslingualDinosaurusgenus), now Brithopus in †Dinocephalia}}
8Ancient Greekδεινόςterrible, horrible, fearful, astounding; danger;...
9Ancient Greekὄνυξclaw, nail, hoof, talon; Anything which resembles...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail

via English pine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpineAny coniferous tree of the genus "Pinus"; Any...
2Middle EnglishpyneA painful punishment; torture
3Old Englishpine
4Proto-Germanic*pīnā
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek ὄνυξEvery word from Ancient Greek δεινός
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