Where does “saurus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “saurus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekσαῦροςAlternative form of σαύρᾱ; horse mackerel
2Ancient Greekσαύραlizard

Words derived from “saurus”

Every word from Ancient Greek σαύρα →Every word from Ancient Greek σαῦρος →