Where does “Diplodocinae” come from?
Diplodocinae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Diplodocus, from Ancient Greek δοκός, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
Ancestry of “Diplodocinae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Translingual | Diplodocus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δοκός | the main beam, especially in a house; a type of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ός | — |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |