Where does “Parasaurolophus” come from?

Parasaurolophus (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos — horse.

Parasaurolophus (Translingual): †API m; A taxonomic genus within the family...

Definitions

  1. †API m; A taxonomic genus within the family...

Ancestry of “Parasaurolophus”, step by step

Parasaurolophus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek παρά

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπαρά
2LatinverēdusA fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter
3Gaulishwerēdoshorse
4Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidoshorse

via Translingual Saurolophus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualSaurolophuscrested lizard; genus of hadrosaur dinosaur
2Ancient GreekσαῦροςAlternative form of σαύρᾱ; horse mackerel
3Ancient Greekσαύραlizard

Words derived from “Parasaurolophus”

Every word from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos →Every word from Gaulish werēdos →Every word from Latin verēdus →