Where does “mésosuchien” come from?
mésosuchien (French) comes from Ancient Greek Σοῦχος, from Egyptian sbk, from English superbike, from English bike, from English bicycle, from French bicycle, from French bi-, from Latin bis — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
mésosuchien (French): a fossil aquatic crocodilian, of the clade Mesoeucrocodylia, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous of Western Europe
Definitions
- a fossil aquatic crocodilian, of the clade Mesoeucrocodylia, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous of Western Europe
Ancestry of “mésosuchien”, step by step
mésosuchien traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek Σοῦχος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Σοῦχος | the crocodile god Sobek |
| 2 | Egyptian | sbk | Sobek |
| 3 | English | superbike | A super sport bike with a large engine, usually... |
| 4 | English | bike | Clipping of bicycle; Clipping of motorbike;... |
| 5 | English | bicycle | A vehicle that has two wheels, one behind the... |
| 6 | French | bicycle | bicycle |
| 7 | French | bi- | bi |
| 8 | Latin | bis | twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways |
| 9 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via Ancient Greek μέσος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | μέσος | middle of, between, amidst; half; of middle... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |