deinothere

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδεινός“fearful, terrible”
2. English todaydeinothere

From scientific Latin Deinotherium (genus name), from Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós, “fearful, terrible”) + θηρίον (thēríon, “wild beast”).

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• from 19th c. Any of the genus †Deinotherium of large, extinct proboscidean mammals, a relative of modern elephants.