-saurus

Translingual

suffix

Definitions

Forms genus names of lizards.
Forms genus names of dinosaurs, ichthyosaurs, mosasaurs, and other large extinct reptiles.

Etymology

Derived 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

-saur English
-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