Where does “Nodosaurus” come from?

Nodosaurus (Translingual) comes from New Latin nodosaurus, from New Latin -saurus, from Ancient Greek σαῦρος, from Ancient Greek σαύρα — lizard.

Nodosaurus (Translingual): genus|a herbivorous nodosaurid ankylosaurian dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous, the fossils of which are found exclusively in the Frontier Formation in Wyoming}}

Definitions

  1. genus|a herbivorous nodosaurid ankylosaurian dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous, the fossils of which are found exclusively in the Frontier Formation in Wyoming}}

Ancestry of “Nodosaurus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinnodosaurus—
2New Latin-saurus—
3Ancient GreekσαῦροςAlternative form of σαύρᾱ; horse mackerel
4Ancient Greekσαύραlizard

Words derived from “Nodosaurus”

Every word from Ancient Greek σαύρα →Every word from Ancient Greek σαῦρος →Every word from New Latin -saurus →