Where does “Allosaurus” come from?

Allosaurus (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek ἄλλος, from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō, from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

Allosaurus (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Allosaurus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄλλοςother, another, different, else; in combination...
2Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
3Proto-Hellenickríňňō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “Allosaurus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti →Every word from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō →