Etymology

theropod

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Today it means: Any bipedal carnivorous dinosaur, of the suborder Theropoda, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ποδός (podós) ← Proto-Indo-European *pṓds ← English thero-
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The story

  1. Englishthero-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ped-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pṓds
  4. Ancient Greekπούς (poús)
  5. Ancient Greekποδός (podós)
  6. English todaytheropod

From thero- + -pod.

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