Where does “ceratosauro” come from?

ceratosauro (Italian) comes from Italian cerato, from Latin ceratus, from Latin cēra — wax, beeswax, honeycomb.

ceratosauro (Italian): ceratosaur

Definitions

  1. ceratosaur

Ancestry of “ceratosauro”, step by step

ceratosauro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian cerato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianceratowaxed; oilcloth; past participle of cerare
2Latinceratuswaxed
3Latincērawax, beeswax, honeycomb

via Italian sauro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansaurolizard; sorrel, chestnut
2Ancient GreekσαῦροςAlternative form of σαύρᾱ; horse mackerel
3Ancient Greekσαύραlizard
Every word from Latin cēra →Every word from Latin ceratus →Every word from Italian cerato →