Where does “pleurosaur” come from?

pleurosaur (English) comes from English saur, from Irish salachar, from Irish salach, from Old Irish salach, from Proto-Celtic salākos.

pleurosaur (English): Any of the genus †Pleurosaurus of extinct reptiles

Definitions

  1. Any of the genus †Pleurosaurus of extinct reptiles

Ancestry of “pleurosaur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsaursoil; dirt; dirty water; urine from a cowhouse
2Irishsalachardirt; ordure; sordidness; impurity, obscenity;...
3Irishsalachdirty
4Old Irishsalachdirty, foul
5Proto-Celticsalākos
Every word from Proto-Celtic salākosEvery word from Old Irish salachEvery word from Irish salach
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