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Where does “-suchus” come from?

-suchus (Translingual) 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...

-suchus (Translingual): Used to form genus names of extinct...

Definitions

  1. Used to form genus names of extinct...

Ancestry of “-suchus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΣοῦχοςthe crocodile god Sobek
2EgyptiansbkSobek
3EnglishsuperbikeA super sport bike with a large engine, usually...
4EnglishbikeClipping of bicycle; Clipping of motorbike;...
5EnglishbicycleA vehicle that has two wheels, one behind the...
6Frenchbicyclebicycle
7Frenchbi-bi-
8Latinbistwice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways
9Latincolorcolour, shade; color; pigment; complexion
10Ancient Greekμέτρονsomething used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
11Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
12Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
13Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
14Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “-suchus”

  • eusuchian
  • neosuchian
  • Sarcosuchus
  • Ornithosuchus
  • Ornithosuchidae
  • Deinosuchus
  • Neosuchia
  • Eusuchia
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