Where does “Ornithomimus” come from?

Ornithomimus (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek ὄρνις, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Ornithomimus (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Ornithomimus”, step by step

Ornithomimus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ὄρνις

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὄρνιςbird; chicken
2Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
3Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Latin mīmus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmīmusmime, farce
2Ancient Greekμῖμοςmime, actor; imitation, mimicking; mime

Words derived from “Ornithomimus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-Every word from Ancient Greek λέγωEvery word from Ancient Greek λόγος
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