Where does “sauritis” come from?

sauritis (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek σαυρῖτις, from Ancient Greek σαῦρος, from Ancient Greek σαύρα — lizard.

sauritis (Latin): An unknown kind of precious stone

Definitions

  1. An unknown kind of precious stone

Ancestry of “sauritis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσαυρῖτις—
2Ancient GreekσαῦροςAlternative form of σαύρᾱ; horse mackerel
3Ancient Greekσαύραlizard
Every word from Ancient Greek σαύρα →Every word from Ancient Greek σαῦρος →Every word from Ancient Greek σαυρῖτις →