Where does “saurien” come from?

saurien (French) comes from Ancient Greek [[σαῦρος]]/[[σαύρα]], from Latin -iānus, from Latin -ānus.

saurien (French): saurian

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	[[σαῦρος]]/[[σαύρα]]	—
2	Latin	-iānus	—
3	Latin	-ānus	—

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