myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of diplodocus

Etymology of the Latin word diplodocus

the Latin word diplodocus

using the New Latin prefix diplo-

derived from the Greek prefix diplo-, διπλο-

derived from the Greek word diploos, διπλόος (twofold; double)

derived from the Greek word di-, δι-, δί-

derived from the Greek word dis, δίς (double; twice)

using the Greek suffix -ploos

derived from the Greek word dokos, δοκός (a stick of timber)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dek-

Word found in New Latin, Modern Latin