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Where does “Titanosauriformes” come from?

Titanosauriformes (Translingual) comes from Translingual Titanosaurus, from Ancient Greek Τιτάν, from Translingual -therium, from Ancient Greek θηρίον, from Ancient Greek θήρ, from Proto-Hellenic kʷʰḗr, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- — wild; wild animal.

Ancestry of “Titanosauriformes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualTitanosaurus—
2Ancient GreekΤιτάνTitan
3Translingual-therium—
4Ancient Greekθηρίονwild animal, beast, savage beast; a small animal,...
5Ancient Greekθήρa wild beast, beast of prey, especially a lion;...
6Proto-Hellenickʷʰḗrwild beast
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal
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