Where does “saurischian” come from?

saurischian (English) comes from Translingual Saurischia, from Ancient Greek σαῦρος, from Ancient Greek σαύρα — lizard.

saurischian (English): Any dinosaur of the order Saurischia;...

Definitions

  1. Any dinosaur of the order Saurischia;...

Ancestry of “saurischian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualSaurischiaorder)}}
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 Saurischia →