Where does “Archosauria” come from?

Archosauria (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek σαῦρος, from Ancient Greek σαύρα — lizard.

Archosauria (Translingual): clade

Definitions

  1. clade

Ancestry of “Archosauria”, step by step

Archosauria traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek σαῦρος

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

via Ancient Greek ἀρχός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀρχόςruler, leader, prince

Words derived from “Archosauria”

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