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Where does “Brachiosaurus” come from?

Brachiosaurus (Translingual) comes from Translingual brachio-, from New Latin brachio-, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

Ancestry of “Brachiosaurus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingualbrachio-Branched; Arm
2New Latinbrachio-—
3Latinbracchiumforearm; arm; limb of an animal
4Ancient Greekβραχίωνthe arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of...
5Ancient Greekβραχύςshort, brief; short, small, little; few
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

Words derived from “Brachiosaurus”

  • Brachiosauridae
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