Where does “Raptorex” come from?

Raptorex (Translingual) comes from Latin raptor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

Raptorex (Translingual): genus|a theropod dinosaur known from one juvenile specimen probably uncovered in Mongolia, or possibly northeastern China.}}

Definitions

  1. genus|a theropod dinosaur known from one juvenile specimen probably uncovered in Mongolia, or possibly northeastern China.}}

Ancestry of “Raptorex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinraptorA thief, robber, plunderer; An abductor,...
2Latin-tor-er
3Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
4Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
5Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →Every word from Latin -tor →Every word from Latin raptor →