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Where does “Diplodocus” come from?

Diplodocus (Translingual) comes 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 “Diplodocus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδοκόςthe main beam, especially in a house; a type of...
2Ancient Greek-ός—
3Proto-Hellenic*-os—
4Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Words derived from “Diplodocus”

  • Diplodocidae
  • Diplodocoidea
  • Diplodocinae
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