Where does “Centrosaurinae” come from?
Centrosaurinae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Centrosaurus, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom.
Ancestry of “Centrosaurinae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Centrosaurus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | — |