Where does “Chlamydiae” come from?

Chlamydiae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Chlamydia, from Ancient Greek χλαμύς, from Ancient Greek σαῦρος, from Ancient Greek σαύρα — lizard.

Chlamydiae (Translingual): Bacteria which are all intracellular parasites of eukaryotic cells

Definitions

  1. Bacteria which are all intracellular parasites of eukaryotic cells

Ancestry of “Chlamydiae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualChlamydiagenus
2Ancient Greekχλαμύςcloak, robe, mantle
3Ancient GreekσαῦροςAlternative form of σαύρᾱ; horse mackerel
4Ancient Greekσαύραlizard
Every word from Ancient Greek σαύρα →Every word from Ancient Greek σαῦρος →Every word from Ancient Greek χλαμύς →