Where does “brontosauro” come from?

brontosauro (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek βροντή, from Ancient Greek βρέμω, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrémeti — to hum, rumble.

brontosauro (Italian): brontosaurus

Definitions

  1. brontosaurus

Ancestry of “brontosauro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβροντήthunder
2Ancient GreekβρέμωI roar; I clash; I shout, I rage
3Proto-Indo-European*bʰrémetito hum, rumble
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrémeti →Every word from Ancient Greek βρέμω →Every word from Ancient Greek βροντή →