Where does “Brontosaurus” come from?

Brontosaurus (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek βροντή, from Ancient Greek βρέμω, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrémeti — to hum, rumble.

Brontosaurus (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Brontosaurus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβροντήthunder
2Ancient GreekβρέμωI roar; I clash; I shout, I rage
3Proto-Indo-European*bʰrémetito hum, rumble

Words derived from “Brontosaurus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrémeti →Every word from Ancient Greek βρέμω →Every word from Ancient Greek βροντή →