Re: _Achillobator_

["T. Mike Keesey" <tmk@dinosauricon.com>]

On Wed, 16 Feb 2000 NJPharris@aol.com wrote:

> It would seem to me to mean "Achilles' stepper" (-bator < Greek "baino" [I 
> go, I step], stem "ba-" + -tor [agent suffix], rather than Mongolian "baatar" 
> [hero, warrior]).  

("bataar", and, if I'm not mistaken, sometimes spelled "bator", as in the
capital of Mongolia -- Ulan Bator or Ulanbataar -- correct me if I'm
wrong)
 
> It made more sense in a previous name for the animal, "Aristobator" IIRC, 
> which would mean "very high stepper".

"Best warrior" makes more sense to me.

But it would make more sense if the roots were from the same language.
Could it mean "Achilles' go-fer"? The exact meaning is still elusive.

Or maybe "Achillo-" is Mongolian-derived?...

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