Where does “Megalosaurus” come from?

Megalosaurus (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

Megalosaurus (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Megalosaurus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Ancient Greek μέγας →
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