-saur

English

suffix

Definitions

Used in the common names of extinct reptilian creatures such as dinosaurs

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σαῦρος (lizard, reptile, jack mackerel, horse mackerel).

Origin

Ancient Greek

σαῦρος

Gloss

lizard, reptile, jack mackerel, horse mackerel

Concept

Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

-saurus English
Edmonton English
*sorellus Latin
carō Latin
corōna Latin
saurus Latin
spīna Latin
saurel French
Argentina Spanish, Castilian
σαῦρος Ancient Greek
saure Catalan, Valencian
-saurus Translingual