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Where does “Eobrontosaurus” come from?

Eobrontosaurus (Translingual) comes from Translingual Brontosaurus, from Ancient Greek βροντή, from Ancient Greek βρέμω, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrémeti.

Ancestry of “Eobrontosaurus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualBrontosaurus—
2Ancient Greekβροντήthunder
3Ancient GreekβρέμωI roar; I clash; I shout, I rage
4Proto-Indo-European*bʰrémeti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrémeti →