Where does “Plesiosaurus” come from?

Plesiosaurus (Translingual) comes from Translingual -saurus, from Ancient Greek σαῦρος, from Ancient Greek σαύρα — lizard.

Plesiosaurus (Translingual): genus|a large, long-necked marine reptile that lived during the Early Jurassic.}}

Definitions

  1. genus|a large, long-necked marine reptile that lived during the Early Jurassic.}}

Ancestry of “Plesiosaurus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingual-saurusForms genus names of lizards; Forms genus names...
2Ancient GreekσαῦροςAlternative form of σαύρᾱ; horse mackerel
3Ancient Greekσαύραlizard

Words derived from “Plesiosaurus”

Every word from Ancient Greek σαύρα →Every word from Ancient Greek σαῦρος →Every word from Translingual -saurus →