Where does “Pachycephalosaurus” come from?

Pachycephalosaurus (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek κεφαλή, from Proto-Hellenic *kʰepʰəlā́.

Pachycephalosaurus (Translingual): genus|a dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period (Maastrichtian faunal stage) of what is now North America}} Currently contains only the species †Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis

Definitions

  1. genus|a dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period (Maastrichtian faunal stage) of what is now North America}} Currently contains only the species †Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis

Ancestry of “Pachycephalosaurus”, step by step

Pachycephalosaurus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek κεφαλή

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκεφαλήhead; a person's life; the top-most part
2Proto-Hellenic*kʰepʰəlā́—

via Ancient Greek πᾰχῠ́ς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπᾰχῠ́ςthick
2Proto-Hellenic*pəkʰús—

Words derived from “Pachycephalosaurus”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kʰepʰəlā́ →Every word from Ancient Greek κεφαλή →