Where does “ティラノサウルス” come from?

ティラノサウルス (Japanese) comes from Translingual Tyrannosaurus, from Translingual -saurus, from Ancient Greek σαῦρος, from Ancient Greek σαύρα — lizard.

ティラノサウルス (Japanese): a tyrannosaur

Definitions

  1. a tyrannosaur

Ancestry of “ティラノサウルス”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualTyrannosaurusgenus
2Translingual-saurusForms genus names of lizards; Forms genus names...
3Ancient GreekσαῦροςAlternative form of σαύρᾱ; horse mackerel
4Ancient Greekσαύραlizard
Every word from Ancient Greek σαύρα →Every word from Ancient Greek σαῦρος →Every word from Translingual -saurus →