Where does “brontosaurus” come from?
brontosaurus (New Latin) comes from Ancient Greek βροντή, from Ancient Greek βρέμω, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrémeti.
Ancestry of “brontosaurus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | βροντή | thunder |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βρέμω | I roar; I clash; I shout, I rage |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *bʰrémeti | — |