Where does “raptoro” come from?
raptoro (Esperanto) comes from English raptor, from English velociraptor, from New Latin Velociraptor, from Latin vēlōx, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
raptoro (Esperanto): raptor
Definitions
- raptor
Ancestry of “raptoro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | raptor | A bird of prey; One who ravishes or plunders; One... |
| 2 | English | velociraptor | A small agile dinosaur, of the genus... |
| 3 | New Latin | Velociraptor | — |
| 4 | Latin | vēlōx | swift, quick, fleet, rapid, speedy |
| 5 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |