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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Dialga is based on ''[[wp:amphicoelias|Amphicoelias]]'', a genus of Late Jurassic dinosaur thought to contain the largest ever dinosaur species, ''A. fragillimus''. | Dialga is based on ''[[wp:amphicoelias|Amphicoelias]]'', a genus of Late Jurassic dinosaur thought to contain the largest ever dinosaur species, ''A. fragillimus''. | ||
Also, Dialga may also be based on Bangun Bangun, who according to the {{wp|Deities of Philippine mythology|Philippine mythology}}, was the deity of the universal time. | |||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
The ''Dia'' in its name is derived from the word ''diamond'', even though the Japanese word for diamond is ダイヤモンド ''daiyamondo''. The "''ga''" part in its name may be a corruption of "''gon''", referring to its origin and type. Its name could also be a reference to a {{wp|Sundial|sun dial}}, which is used to tell the time, or a dial found on a clock. However, the Greek root "''dia''" can be translated to the word ''through'', and one can refer to Dialga as going "through" time. | The ''Dia'' in its name is derived from the word ''diamond'', even though the Japanese word for diamond is ダイヤモンド ''daiyamondo''. The "''ga''" part in its name may be a corruption of "''gon''", referring to its origin and type. Its name could also be a reference to a {{wp|Sundial|sun dial}}, which is used to tell the time, or a dial found on a clock. However, the Greek root "''dia''" can be translated to the word ''through'', and one can refer to Dialga as going "through" time. |
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