Where does “Megalonyx” come from?
Megalonyx (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.
Megalonyx (Translingual): genus
Ancestry of “Megalonyx”, step by step
Megalonyx traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek μέγας
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | μέγας | big, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂s | great |
via Ancient Greek ὄνυξ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ὄνυξ | claw, nail, hoof, talon; Anything which resembles... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃nogʰ- | claw, nail; nail |
Words derived from “Megalonyx”