Where does “khủng long” come from?
khủng long (Vietnamese) comes from Japanese 恐竜, from New Latin dīnosaurus, from English dinosaur, from French dinosaure, from German Dinosaurier, from Italian dinosauro, from Russian диноза́вр, from Translingual Dinosauria — claw, nail; nail.
khủng long (Vietnamese): a dinosaur
Definitions
- a dinosaur
Ancestry of “khủng long”, step by step
khủng long traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 恐竜
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 恐竜 | a dinosaur |
| 2 | New Latin | dīnosaurus | — |
| 3 | English | dinosaur | In scientific usage, any of the animals belonging... |
| 4 | French | dinosaure | dinosaur |
| 5 | German | Dinosaurier | dinosaur |
| 6 | Italian | dinosauro | dinosaur |
| 7 | Russian | диноза́вр | dinosaur |
| 8 | Translingual | Dinosauria | superorder |
| 9 | Translingual | Dinosaurus | genus), now Brithopus in †Dinocephalia}} |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | δεινός | terrible, horrible, fearful, astounding; danger;... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | ὄνυξ | claw, nail, hoof, talon; Anything which resembles... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃nogʰ- | claw, nail; nail |
via Chinese 恐龍
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 恐龍 | dinosaur; very ugly woman |