Where does “Chlamydomonadaceae” come from?

Chlamydomonadaceae (English) comes from Translingual Chlamydomonas, from Ancient Greek χλαμύς, from Ancient Greek σαῦρος, from Ancient Greek σαύρα — lizard.

Ancestry of “Chlamydomonadaceae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualChlamydomonasgenus
2Ancient Greekχλαμύςcloak, robe, mantle
3Ancient GreekσαῦροςAlternative form of σαύρᾱ; horse mackerel
4Ancient Greekσαύραlizard
Every word from Ancient Greek σαύραEvery word from Ancient Greek σαῦροςEvery word from Translingual Chlamydomonas
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