Where does “dinosaure” come from?
dinosaure (French) comes from German Dinosaurier, from Italian dinosauro, from Russian диноза́вр, from Translingual Dinosauria, from Translingual Dinosaurus, from Ancient Greek δεινός, from Ancient Greek ὄνυξ, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.
dinosaure (French): dinosaur
Definitions
- dinosaur
Ancestry of “dinosaure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Dinosaurier | dinosaur |
| 2 | Italian | dinosauro | dinosaur |
| 3 | Russian | диноза́вр | dinosaur |
| 4 | Translingual | Dinosauria | superorder |
| 5 | Translingual | Dinosaurus | genus), now Brithopus in †Dinocephalia}} |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δεινός | terrible, horrible, fearful, astounding; danger;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὄνυξ | claw, nail, hoof, talon; Anything which resembles... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃nogʰ- | claw, nail; nail |