Where does “aigialosaur” come from?

aigialosaur (English) comes from Ancient Greek Αἰγιαλός, from Ancient Greek ἅλς, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

aigialosaur (English): Any extinct semi-aquatic varanoid lizard of the...

Definitions

  1. Any extinct semi-aquatic varanoid lizard of the...

Ancestry of “aigialosaur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΑἰγιαλόςbeach; shore
2Ancient Greekἅλςsalt; brine; sea
3Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἅλς →