Where does “Pliosaurus” come from?

Pliosaurus (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek πλείων, from Proto-Hellenic *pleíhōn, from Proto-Indo-European *pléh₁yōs — full.

Pliosaurus (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Pliosaurus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπλείωνmore, comparative degree of πολύς; more; more,...
2Proto-Hellenic*pleíhōn—
3Proto-Indo-European*pléh₁yōsfull
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *pléh₁yōs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *pleíhōn →Every word from Ancient Greek πλείων →