Where does “pachycephalosaur” come from?
pachycephalosaur (English) comes from Translingual Pachycephalosaurus, from Translingual -saurus, from Ancient Greek σαῦρος, from Ancient Greek σαύρα — lizard.
pachycephalosaur (English): Any of a group of herbivorous dinosaurs, of the genus Pachycephalosaurus from the late Cretaceous period
Definitions
- Any of a group of herbivorous dinosaurs, of the genus Pachycephalosaurus from the late Cretaceous period
Ancestry of “pachycephalosaur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Pachycephalosaurus | genus|a dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period (Maastrichtian faunal stage) of what is now North America}} Currently contains only the species †Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis |
| 2 | Translingual | -saurus | Forms genus names of lizards; Forms genus names... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σαῦρος | Alternative form of σαύρᾱ; horse mackerel |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σαύρα | lizard |