Where does “archosaur” come from?

archosaur (English) comes from Translingual Archosauria, from Ancient Greek σαῦρος, from Ancient Greek σαύρα — lizard.

archosaur (English): A reptile of the taxon Archosauria, which...

Definitions

  1. A reptile of the taxon Archosauria, which...

Ancestry of “archosaur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualArchosauriaclade
2Ancient GreekσαῦροςAlternative form of σαύρᾱ; horse mackerel
3Ancient Greekσαύραlizard
Every word from Ancient Greek σαύρα →Every word from Ancient Greek σαῦρος →Every word from Translingual Archosauria →