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...
Diplodocus (Translingual): genus
Definitions
- genus
Ancestry of “Diplodocus”, step by step
Diplodocus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek δοκός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | δοκός | the main beam, especially in a house; a type of... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |
via Ancient Greek δῐπλόος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | δῐπλόος | double |