Where does “dino” come from?

dino (Portuguese) comes from Italian Dino — derived from the abbreviated diminutives as its own form, independent of original diminution.

dino (Portuguese): Alternative form of digno; dinosaur

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of digno; dinosaur

Ancestry of “dino”, step by step

dino traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian Dino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianDinoderived from the abbreviated diminutives as its own form, independent of original diminution

via Portuguese dinossauro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesedinossaurodinosaur
Every word from Italian Dino →
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