Etymology of the English word allosaur
the English word
allosaurusing the English prefix
allo-derived from the Greek word
allos, ἄλλος, ἄλλως ('else,' different (in many applications); differently)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*al-using the English suffix
-saurderived from the New Latin word
Allosaurusderived from the Greek word
allos, ἄλλος, ἄλλως ('else,' different (in many applications); differently)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*al-Date
The earliest known usage of allosaur in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
