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Where does “Dinarchus” come from?

Dinarchus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Δείναρχος, from Ancient Greek δεινός, from Ancient Greek ὄνυξ, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

Ancestry of “Dinarchus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΔείναρχος—
2Ancient Greekδεινόςterrible, horrible, fearful, astounding; danger;...
3Ancient Greekὄνυξclaw, nail, hoof, talon; Anything which resembles...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail
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