Etymology of the Latin word brachiosaurus
the Latin word
brachiosaurusderived from the New Latin word
brachium (arm; arm; lower arm, forearm)
derived from the Latin word
bracchium (arm; lower arm, forearm)
derived from the Greek word
brachion, βραχίων
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mregh-u-derived from the Greek word
sauros, σαῦρος
Derivations in other languages
English
brachiosaurusUsage
Word found in Modern Latin